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Highland Light Mine, Squaw Creek, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Highland Light Mine | Mine |
| Squaw Creek | Mining District |
| Methow Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 6' 22'' North , 120° 2' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pateros | 668 (2017) | 12.2km |
| Brewster | 2,354 (2017) | 19.7km |
| Manson | 1,468 (2011) | 26.0km |
| Granite Falls | 2,868 (2006) | 27.1km |
| Twisp | 942 (2017) | 29.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Highland Mine
A gold mine on the south side of Hunter Mountain. The ore occurred as quartz veins in gneissic diorite. It was developed by several adits and shafts containing 2000' of workings. Production consists of $13,000 from 1938-1941.
Structure: The Methow Gneiss Is A Tonalitic Gneiss Of Cretaceous Age That Has Been Metamorphosed To Amphibolite-Facies Grade (Bunning, 1990).
Deposit: The property is developed by a 40-ft shaft and a 15-ft shaft 3000 feet apart on the vein. A crosscut adit lies north of the shafts and 200-ft belo W them (culver and broughton, 1945). The property is bounded by the holden-campbell property on the west. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Geology: The veins cut the cretaceous metho W gneiss (bunning, 1990, geol. Map).
Ore(s): Several Gold-Bearing Veins Are Present At The Property. The Sailor Boy Vein Averages 6-Ft-Thick And Strikes S70e And Dips 70ne. The Quartz Vein Is Exposed Over A Distance Of 3000 Feet And Is In The Methow Gneiss (Culver And Broughton, 1945, P. 47; Bunning, 1990, Geol. Map).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10055992 |
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- Cascade RangeMountain Range
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- Cascade ArcVolcanic Arc
- Western Quesnellia DomainDomain
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Highland Light Mine, Squaw Creek, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA