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Squaw Creek, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 6' 24'' North , 120° 1' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
31504
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31504:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Squaw Creek Mining District


Methow, Golden Eagle, Highland Mining and Milling Co., Holden - Campbell, New London, Washington, Oregon and Idaho Mines and Claims

Structure: Fault offsets hunter vein 480 ft from portal; the footwall sideis offset 25 ft to southeast; similar faults present at face of lower adit. Okanogan vein shows considerable movement and is fractured and sheared parallel to walls.

Deposit type: Polymetallic veins

Ores(s): Veins generally follow and parallel dikes

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

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 MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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