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Yellow Jacket and Hoo Hoo claims (Copper Canyon Mines), Washougal River, Washougal Mining District, Skamania County, Washington, USAi
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Yellow Jacket and Hoo Hoo claims (Copper Canyon Mines)Group of Claims
Washougal RiverRiver
Washougal Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 43' 39'' North , 122° 12' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.72759,-122.20090
GRN:
N31W62
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Venersborg3,745 (2011)18.1km
Fern Prairie1,884 (2011)18.4km
Washougal15,288 (2017)20.0km
North Bonneville971 (2017)20.5km
Camas21,846 (2017)22.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Mt Hood Rock ClubGresham, Oregon31km
Millennium Diggers ClubPortland, Oregon43km
Oregon Agate & Mineral Society, Inc.Portland, Oregon43km
Mindat Locality ID:
71992
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:71992:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


NE 1/4 of Section 21, T3-R5E

A Cu,Ag claim located on the Washougal River
Alteration: Granodiorite Is Weakly Propylitized

Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc

Deposit: 1-2 ft thick quartz vein that can be traced for at least 400 ft. Ore minerals are disseminated grains or in pockets and streaks in banded and vuggy quartz. Parts of vein are oxidized. Location map available, moen (1977). ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Deposit type: Polymetallic veins

Rock formation(s): Silver Star Pluton


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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.p.79
Phillips, W.M., (1987), Geologic Map of the Vancouver Quadrangle, Washington and Oregon: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open-file Report 87-10, Scale 1:100,000.
Moen, W. S. (1997) St. Helens and Washougal mining districts of the southern Cascades of Washington. Information Circular 60. Washington Division of Mines and Geology Pages 43, 54-56
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