| Deposit ID | 10023467 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000452 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Madsen Mine |
| Related records | 10042403 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.99472, 48.41902 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chewelah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Colville(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Sphalerite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Old Dominion Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Old Dominion Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -117.99472, 48.41902 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chewetah |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000452 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BARITE IS DESCRIBED AS A VEIN AND IS CUT OFF BY A FAULT. THE FRACTURES CONTAIN IRON OXIDE AND COPPER MINERALS AS STAINS. SPHALERITE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR BLEBS IN THE BARITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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