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Valley, Republic Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
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Republic Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 44' 3'' North , 118° 41' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.73428,-118.68725
GRN:
N33W57
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Republic1,072 (2017)10.3km
Curlew118 (2011)18.0km
Sion658 (2019)34.5km
Grand Forks4,208 (2008)38.0km
Orient115 (2011)38.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
447382
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:447382:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Golden Valley; Lame Foot


Tectonics: Eocene Volcanic Rocks Host Mineral Deposits In The Republic Graben

Deposit: Host rocks for gold deposits of the republic district are dacite and andesite flows, flow breccias, tuff, and tuff breccias of the eocene sanpoil volcanics and subvolcanic intrusions of the scatter creek rhyodacite (muessig, 1967, p. 54-58). ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Development: ECON.COM: PRODUCED 1,994 TONS PRIOR TO 1941, 5,800 TONS IN 1942, 1,302 TONS IN 1943, AND IN 1950 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 125).

Ore(s): The Vein Is In Andesite And Is Estimated To Average 7 Ft. Wide And 1,200 Ft. Long (Huntting, 1956, P. 125).

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

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CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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