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Hummingbird Mine, Amalgamated Gold Mines Company, Culver Gulch, Blewett Mining District (Peshastin Mining District), Chelan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hummingbird Mine | Mine |
| Amalgamated Gold Mines Company | - not defined - |
| Culver Gulch | Gulch |
| Blewett Mining District (Peshastin Mining District) | Area |
| Chelan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 25' 36'' North , 120° 40' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cashmere | 3,159 (2017) | 18.4km |
| Leavenworth | 2,002 (2017) | 18.8km |
| West Wenatchee | 1,565 (2006) | 23.9km |
| Sunnyslope | 3,252 (2011) | 25.6km |
| Wenatchee | 33,636 (2017) | 27.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ginkgo Mineral Society | Wenatchee, Washington | 27km |
A Au-Cu-Ag occurrence/claim located in the SE¼ sec. 2, T22N, R17E, WM. This claim was located in 1874 by Samuel Culver. It is located on the N side of Culver Gulch, adjoining the Bobtail on the E and the Sandell on the W.
It worked a quartz/calcite vein in serpentine.
Developments include a 650 foot crosscut and drift with stopes.
It produced ore prior to 1956.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Habit: Flakes and wires References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10131275 |
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