Silver Ledge Mine, Gold Creek, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Ledge Mine | Mine |
| Gold Creek | Creek |
| Methow Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 12' 14'' North , 120° 10' 11'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Twisp | 942 (2017) | 18.1km |
| Pateros | 668 (2017) | 26.1km |
| Winthrop | 420 (2017) | 30.4km |
| Brewster | 2,354 (2017) | 31.3km |
| Granite Falls | 2,868 (2006) | 35.1km |
A gold mine on gold Creek, 1/4 mile downstream from the Antimony Queen Mine. It worked quartz veins in greywacke and shale. Development includes a 150' inclined shaft and a 1,500' crosscut. It produced 2 tons of unsorted ore prior to 1921.
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Deposit: Quartz veins. Veins are in a 5 ft wide shear zone. Vein on footwall is 1.5 ft wide and vein on hanging wall is 4 in. Wide
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Rock formation(s): Newby Group;Newby Group
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Bromargyrite Formula: AgBr |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048530 |
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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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