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Arlington Mine, Ruby Hill, Conconully Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types
Arlington MineMine
Ruby HillHill
Conconully Mining DistrictMining District
Okanogan CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 28' 18'' North , 119° 44' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Conconully213 (2017)9.6km
Okanogan2,569 (2017)16.6km
Omak4,854 (2017)16.7km
Riverside271 (2017)17.2km
Malott487 (2011)21.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
22101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22101:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ruby Mountain Mine


A silver mine north of Ruby Hill. It was developed by around 4500' of workings on three levels. Production consists of $144000 from 1901-1940.
Structure: Metamorphics Structurally Trend Generally Nw. Small Fault Offsets North Segment Of Deposit; Trans Verse Faults Offset Parts Of The Vein As Much As 10 Ft; Fault S Paralleling The Veins Have Drawn The Ore Minerals Out Into Thin Dark Gray Bands.

Commodity: Production from 1888 to 1940; hunting, 1956 reports that the 100 ft level of the winze in the main adit contains 2 ore shoots that total 350 ft in length, averge 2.5 ft thick , and contain 18 ozs Ag per ton.

Deposit: Quartz vein average 4-5 ft in width with ore in banded segregations; similar parallel veins. 9 patented claims: arlington, arlington fr., 1806, minnesota, missing link, pomeroy, princess, riley, eureka; an d 3 unpatented claims.

Development: Shallo W shafts, short crosscuts, stopes, and raisesa l45 1940

Geology: The similkameen batholith is composed of hornblende granodiorite, biotite granodiorite, porphyritic granodiorite , qtz diorite, and qtz monz nite. The schists & gneisses were derived from paleozoic sediments & volcanics that were regio nally metamorphosed during a jurassic orogeny. Elsewhere in t he district the predominant rocks are triassic limestone, mar ble, & dolomite, & pre-tertiary qtzite, metagraywacke, amphib olite, greenstone, and metavolcanics. ; geol.desc: quartz fissure vein

Rock formation(s): Similkameen Batholith
Cache Creek


Ore(s): Veins Appear In Or Near Granodiorite-Gneiss Contact ; Salmon Creek Fault Cabout 2.2 Miles Nne By Ruby City) Trend S Nw. And Cuts Both Granodiorite And Metamorphics.

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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