| Deposit ID | 10055897 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00109 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Bell |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.18028, 48.23735 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ferry(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cedonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Ferry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 032N | 037E | 31 | NE | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -118.18028, 48.23735 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Covada |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00109 |
WDGER OFR 90-18
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.
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.
PARDEE, J.T., 1918, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 677, 186 P., 1 PL.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SILVER BELL MINE IS IN HORNSTONE WHICH PROBABLY IS CONTACT METAMORPHOSED COVADA GROUP (ORDOVICIAN?) ARGILLITE ADJACENT TO JURASSIC TO CRETACEOUS GRANITE TO GRANODIORITE OF METEOR (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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