| Deposit ID | 10009003 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001621 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snook & Ellen Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Van Epps, King Solomon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.98424, 47.51176 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 17 MI FROM LEAVENWORTH; ABOUT 1 MI SOUTH OF HARDING MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chelan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jack Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chelan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Wenatchee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Alpine Lakes Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Chelan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 023N | 015E | 04 | W2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Millerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS: 0.22, 0.04 OZ/TON AU, 0.58, 0 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Mount Stuart Batholith;Ingalls Tectonic Complex |
| Rock description | Mount Stuart Batholith;Ingalls Tectonic Complex |
| (1) | -120.98424, 47.51176 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 70-85NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Leavenworth District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Wenatchee National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | B. F. Harrison |
| Home office | Seattle, Wa. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 75.59M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001621 |
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 62-66.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 16.
TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., BOOTH, D.B., HETHERINGTON, M.J., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHELAN 30-MINUTE BY 60-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1661, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN AT DIORITE-SERPENTINE CONTACT. DEPOSIT IS POSSIBLY A MAGMATIC SULFIDE CONTAINING NI THAT HAS BEEN OVERPRINTED BY POLYMETALLIC VEINS |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO MRDS RECORDS D001618, D001616, D001612 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-75 | Miller, M. H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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