| Deposit ID | 10036817 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025738 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Cedar Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Paystreak, Mystery |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.54954, 48.0012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 838 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF COPPER LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silverton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sauk River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Skykomish(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 010E | 17 | NEAR CENTER | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chromite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 5.06% CU, 0.06 OZ/TON AU, 9.05 OZ/TON AG, TR NI |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Index Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Index Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Rock unit name | Eastern Metamorphic Belt;Eastern Metamorphic Belt |
| Rock description | Eastern Metamorphic Belt;Eastern Metamorphic Belt |
| (1) | -121.54954, 48.0012 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N24W |
| Dip | 55-75SW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sultan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025738 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 88.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WAHSINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 49.
PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, P. 298.
TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 71-73.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2-10 FT WIDE VEIN ALONG SHEAR ZONE. THERE MAY BE TWO PHASES OF MINERALIZATION, A MAGMATIC SULFIDE PHASE DURING CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS WHICH CONCENTRATED SOME OR ALL CU AND NI AND A HYDROTHERMAL PHASE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDEX BATHOLITH DURING WHICH THE REMAINING COMMODITIES AND POSSIBLY MORE COPPER WERE CONCENTRATED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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