Mine detail: Arlington

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Location: Okanogan County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.47094, -119.73284
dep_id: 10041537
mrds_id: M056617
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Copper, Lead, Gold
Trace mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Unknown
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solution
ore_ctrl: Veins Appear In Or Near Granodiorite-Gneiss Contact ; Salmon Creek Fault Cabout 2.2 Miles Nne By Ruby City) Trend S Nw. And Cuts Both Granodiorite And Metamorphics.
Reporter: Unknown, Lawson, William A.
hrock_unit: Cache Creek
hrock_type: Diorite,Gneiss
arock_unit: Similkameen Batholith
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Metamorphics Structurally Trend Generally Nw., Small Fault Offsets North Segment Of Deposit; Trans Verse Faults Offset Parts Of The Vein As Much As 10 Ft; Fault S Paralleling The Veins Have Drawn The Ore Minerals Out Into Thin Dark Gray Bands.
disc_yr: 1887
discr: John Oleson
References:
  • Deposit:: WASH. DMG BULL. 378 P.300
  • Deposit:: WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 23, P. 250-253
  • Deposit:: WASH. DGER BULL 69, P. 106-110
  • Deposit:: WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 10-13
  • Production:: WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 23, P. 251; WASH. DMG BULL 37 , P. 300; WASH. DGER BULL 69, P. 108
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