Wind River Mine, Skamania County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wind River Mine | - not defined - |
| Skamania County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 56' 23'' North , 121° 56' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carson | 2,279 (2011) | 25.8km |
| Stevenson | 1,497 (2017) | 27.6km |
| Cascade Locks | 1,159 (2017) | 30.3km |
| Trout Lake | 557 (2011) | 33.0km |
| North Bonneville | 971 (2017) | 33.7km |
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Commodity: Report of realgar unconfirmed
Deposit: 4 quartz veins, 6 in.-6 ft thick, in basalt, with north-northwest strikes and steep dips. Attitude given is for main vein. White chalcedonic quartz in veins is commonly banded parallel to vein walls and vuggy; vugs may be partially filled with limonitic clays and lined with drusy quartz. Some quartz is porcelanic. Parts of some veins have well developed blade texture. Gold is in minute grains in the vein quartz; pyrite is only visible sulfide mineral; malachite staining is only evidence of cu. Assays are the only way to distinguish ore from barren quartz. Mineralization is irregular and confined to shoots. 10 unpatented claims, 1 millsite. Map of mine workings and location map in moen, (1977). ; info.src : 1 pub lit discovery year: early 1900's
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Sado
Development: Wind river mining co. Operated property from 1956-1963. Baxter mining co. Acquired the property in 1967. In 1972 fred neisler leased property and shipped ore in 1972-1974. In 1979 property was being developed by foster mining co. Delano was drilling property in 1992
Geology: Basaltic host rocks intrude eo-oligo volcanic rocks that include agglomerate, tuff breccia, volcanic sandstone and siltstone, and pumice
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104140 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Cascade ArcVolcanic Arc
- Franciscan DomainDomain
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