Huckleberry

Occurrence in Kittitas county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055946
MRDS ID SP00158
Record type Site
Current site name Huckleberry
Related records 10048627

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.04036, 47.46121 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kittitas(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Davis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)

Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)

Yakima(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Kittitas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 023N 014E 24,26 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE NORTHWEST FLANK OF HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.04036, 47.46121

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Deposit Is Said To Be A Vein That Ranges From 8 In. To 4 Ft. Wide (Huntting, 1956, P. 60)

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MINERALIZATION IS HOSTED IN DIABASE AND GABBRO OF THE INGALLS COMPLEX.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • FOUR CARLODS OF ORE REPORTED SHIPPED TO TACOMA PRIOR TO 1935 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 60)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Berger, Mary A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.