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Emerald Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092605
MRDS ID M056795
Record type Site
Current site name Emerald Prospect
Related records 10228467

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.00311, 48.11177 (WGS84)
Elevation 396
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.7 MI EAST OF HUNTER MOUNTAIN ON OTHER SIDE OF METHOW RIVER, Estimated On Prospect Symbol Shown On Topo Map Near Center Of Section

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cooper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Methow(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030N 023E 07 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Methow Gneiss
    Rock description Methow Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.00311, 48.11177
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Squaw Creek District

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT STATUS UNKNOWN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 138.

  • Deposit

    BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.

  • Deposit

    BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-75 Mccoy, Gail U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-82 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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