Mine detail: Shamrock

Previously called 'Iron Creek'

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Location

Lat / long: 48.14595, -118.62723

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Gold
Ore: Galena, Lead, Malachite
Gangue: Limestone

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Marble,Limestone,Dolomite
Associated type:Diorite
Tectonic:Paleocene To Eocene Granitic Rocks Intrude Metamorphosed Ordovician? Rocks (Joseph, 1990, Geol. Map, P. 12).

References

MRDSSP00108
DEP10055896
Reference{Deposit:: WDGER OFR 90-18}{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, 67 P.}{Deposit:: JOSEPH, N.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NESPELEM 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-16, 47 P., 1 PL.}{Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, 188P.}{Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T., 1918, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 677, 186 P., 1 PL.}{Deposit:: PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.}
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