Mine detail: Carbon River

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Location: Pierce County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.01814, -121.81509
dep_id: 10095814
mrds_id: MP00279
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
gangue: Tourmaline
orebody_fm: UNKNOWN
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Fifes Peak Formation, Western Facies
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_unit: Carbon River Stock
arock_type: Diorite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • Deposit:: JOSEPH, N.L., 1991, WASHINGTO* MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1990: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 19, NO. 1, P. 3-24.
  • Deposit:: FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., ORT, K.M., AND WAITT, R.B., JR., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, SCALE 1:100,000.
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