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Messenger Mine, Covada Mining District (Enterprise Mining District), Ferry County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Messenger Mine | Mine |
| Covada Mining District (Enterprise Mining District) | Mining District |
| Ferry County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 13' 42'' North , 118° 12' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Inchelium | 409 (2011) | 7.6km |
| Addy | 268 (2011) | 30.4km |
| Valley | 146 (2011) | 35.7km |
| Chewelah | 2,607 (2011) | 36.3km |
| Springdale | 275 (2017) | 39.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 35km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Big Joker Mine
A lead-silver mine NE of Covada. Development consisted of several shallow cuts and shafts. Some ore was produced in 1934.
Tectonics: Jurassic To Cretaceous Granitic To Granodioritic Rocks Intrude Metamorphosed Ordovician? Rocks (Joseph, 1990, Geol. Map, P. 34).
Deposit: The granodiorite at the messenger mine is jurassic to cretaceous and intrudes ordovician? rocks of the covada group (joseph, 1990). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1934 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 212).
Ore(s): The Ore Is In Several Mineralized Quartz Veins Ranging From 12-26 In. Wide In Granodiorite Near Its Contact With Other Rock (Huntting, 1956, P. 212).
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10055883 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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- Washington
- ⭔Colville Indian ReservationReservation
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