Mine detail: Crown Point

Previously called 'Aurelia CrownCrown Power;'

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Location: Chelan County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.20176, -120.89731
dep_id: 10055838
mrds_id: SP00040
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Molybdenum, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
ore_ctrl: Molybdenite Occurs As Large Crystals In A Flat-Lying Quartz Vein Which Rages From 3 In. To 3 Ft. Thick (Huntting, 1956, P. 268)
Reporter: Berger, Mary A., Frank, Dave
hrock_type: Diorite
tectonic: The Cloudy Pass Pluton Was Emplaced During Early Miocene Igneous Activity Of The Cascades Magmatic Arc.
Year first produced: 1897
yr_lst_prd: 1902
prod_yrs: 1897-1902
References:
  • Deposit:: WDGER OFR 90-18.
  • Deposit:: CATER, F.W., CROWDER, D.F., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOLDEN QUADRANGLE, SNOHOMISH AND CHELAN COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-646, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:62500.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1943, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON:WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, 63 P., 1 PL.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67P.
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