Mine detail: La Conner

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Location: Skagit County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.38869, -122.51597
dep_id: 10048001
mrds_id: M700392
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: UNKNOWN
model: 179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.)
hrock_type: Schist
tectonic: Active Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
References:
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 278.
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.
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