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Silver Bell Mine, Wauconda Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Bell Mine | Mine |
| Wauconda Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 45' 33'' North , 118° 50' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Republic | 1,072 (2017) | 14.4km |
| Curlew | 118 (2011) | 22.4km |
| Sion | 658 (2019) | 38.2km |
| Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 42.3km |
A gold-silver mine approximately 30' from the Okanogan-Ferry County border. It was developed by a 340' adit and a pit. A small amount of ore was produced from a pit.
Structure: East-West Extension During The Eocene Resulted In Formation Of The Torada Creek Graben And Other Structures In Which A Thick Section Of Volcanic And Sedimentary Materials Was Deposited And Preserved (Holder And Others, 1989).
Deposit: Underground workings consist of two adits, a 50-ft shaft, and several shallow shafts. Moen (1980, p. 70) reported that drilling done by the owner of the property in 1978 dilineated 124,000 tons of rock having an average value of 5.46 oz/ton Ag and 0.014 oz/ton au. Moen (1980, p. 69) also reported assays on the siliceous breccia that range from 0-30 oz/ton ag; As much As 120 ft of breccia assayed 3.0 oz/ton Ag and, a 13-ft section assayed As much As 26.55 oz/ton ag. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Geology: Geologic setting is similar to that at the american flag mine where volcanic rocks in this part of the toroda creek graben plot As rhyolite on a tas diagram, but contain sparse plagioclase and mafic phenocrysts in an aphanitic groundmass that contains abundant plagioclase microlites. Plagioclase phenocrysts are commonly strongly sericitized, and mafic minerals are generally replaced by some combination of chlorite, calcite, epidote, and sphene; shapes of altered mafic minerals suggest that they were originally pyroxene. The presence of silica stringers and veinlets in some of these rocks suggest that silica was introduced during alteration (stoffel, 1990, p. 11).
Rock formation(s): Klondike Mountain Formation
Ore(s): The Deposit Is Contained In Brecciated And Silicified Trachyte. The Breccia Has A General Northeast Strike And Dips About 45w. The Breccia Is About 50-75 Ft Wide And Is Cemented With Quartz, Sanidine, And As Much As 4% Fluorite. The Deposit Is Near The Center Of The Zalla-M American Flag Mineralized Belt, Which Is Almost A Mile Long And Several Hundred Feet Wide (Moen, 1980, P. 69).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS References: |
| ⓘ Stützite ? Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Stützite ? | 2.BA.65 | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Ag | ⓘ Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | ⓘ Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10056033 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Okanagan TerraneOphiolite Complex
- Okanogan DomainDomain
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Silver Bell Mine, Wauconda Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA