Location: | Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 48.96259, -122.18987 |
dep_id: | 10048012 |
mrds_id: | M700408 |
Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
Major mineral: | Quartz |
Trace mineral: | Copper, Gold |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Quartz |
gangue: | Feldspar |
orebody_fm: | VEIN |
model: | 85: Polymetallic veins |
alteration: | Iron Oxide From Oxidation Of Sulfide Minerals Present On Joint Surfaces |
Reporter: | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A. |
hrock_type: | Diorite |
tectonic: | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
disc_yr: | 1897 |
discr: | John Post |
References: |
- MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 35-36, 83
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