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Wilder Mine, Culver Gulch, Blewett Mining District (Peshastin Mining District), Chelan County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types
Wilder MineMine
Culver GulchGulch
Blewett Mining District (Peshastin Mining District)Area
Chelan CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 25' 43'' North , 120° 40' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cashmere3,159 (2017)18.6km
Leavenworth2,002 (2017)18.6km
West Wenatchee1,565 (2006)24.2km
Sunnyslope3,252 (2011)25.9km
Wenatchee33,636 (2017)27.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Ginkgo Mineral SocietyWenatchee, Washington27km
Mindat Locality ID:
20008
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20008:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ivanhoe Claim; White Elephant Claim; Amber Glee Claim; Kennilworth Claim


An Au claim located on the N side of Culver Gulch and the S side of Negro Creek.

Mineralization is veins cutting Ingals Complex serpentite, metavolcanic, and metasedimentery rock.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Copper
Formula: Cu
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gold
Formula: Au
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Au GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10131283

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