Eclipse Mine, Silverton, Silverton Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Mine | Mine |
| Silverton | - not defined - |
| Silverton Mining District | Mining District |
| Snohomish County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 4' 31'' North , 121° 34' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Verlot | 285 (2015) | 15.7km |
| Darrington | 1,376 (2017) | 20.1km |
| May Creek | 818 (2011) | 25.7km |
| Swede Heaven | 768 (2011) | 26.1km |
| Gold Bar | 2,112 (2017) | 26.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Darrington Rock & Gem Club | Darrington, Washington | 20km |
| Marysville Rock & Gem Club, Inc. | Marysville, Washington | 45km |
| Everett Rock & Gem Club | Everett, Washington | 48km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dahl Mine, Taft, Silverton Mines
A gold mine right next to the town of Silverton. It was notable for having slight mercury values. Some small retorts were built nearby but barely ran. They were destroyed in recent years. The development consists of around 1000' of workings.
Note: Huntting (1956) has a lot of confusion with this mine and the district as a whole. His report of "5 miles of workings" is wildly exaggerated. It was owned at one time by the same people as the Hoodoo and Copper Independent Mines, but is not the same mine at all.
Structure: Strong Shear S60-70e, Dip 60-70s Accreted Terranes
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Commodity: Gold mine
Deposit: 1 vein with arsenopyrite, 1 vein with au+ag+cu. Mercury in some workings also see old mining journals and minerals yearbooks cited in huntting, 1956 ; 2 unpub rept see also mrds record m025636
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: Dmea contract recommended, denied in 1953
Geology: Protolith age of rocks of eastern melange belt is jur-cret
Rock formation(s): Eastern Melange Belt
Ore(s): Vein Intersections
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Mercury Formula: Hg |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040183 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Cascade ArcVolcanic Arc
- Franciscan DomainDomain
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