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Hiawatha Mine, Palmer Mountain Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
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Hiawatha MineMine
Palmer Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
Okanogan CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 54' 0'' North , 119° 32' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oroville1,677 (2017)9.1km
Loomis159 (2011)10.9km
Osoyoos4,314 (2008)16.2km
Tonasket1,016 (2017)23.0km
Oliver4,647 (2008)31.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
18974
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18974:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Josie Mine


A gold mine near the site of Golden. It was developed by two connected 80' adits. Some ore was produced in 1938.
Structure: Marine Sedimentary Rocks Of The Spectacle Formation Were Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin.

Deposit: Two 80-ft adits 80 feet apart are connected by a drift near the face (rinehart and fox, 1972, p. 89). ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Geology: The vein is in argillite of the spectacle formation near the contact with monzonite and quartz diorite of the whiskey mountain pluton (huntting, 1956, p. 141; rinehart and fox, 1972, geol. Map).

Rock formation(s): Whiskey Mountain Pluton
Spectacle Formation Of The Anarchist Group


Ore(s): A Friable White Quartz Vein Is 1 To 12 Feet Wide, Averages 3-4 Feet Wide, And Crops Out For About 2500 Feet. The Vein Dips 10w At The Surface And 45w At Depth. Faults Offset The Vein (Rinehart And Fox, 1972, P. 88).

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPowellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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