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OK Copper Mine, Oroville Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| OK Copper Mine | Mine |
| Oroville Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 59' 35'' North , 119° 28' 53'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
OK Mine; O.K. Mine; O.K. Copper Mine
A copper mine 4 miles north of Oroville. It worked mineralized quartz stringers and lenses, to 4' wide in a fracture zone in quartzite and argillite up to ~5' wide. Development consisted of a 520' adit with 120' of drifts, another adit, a 60' incline and 20' incline shaft, and numerous open cuts. It produced ore in 1911 and 1917-1921.
Structure: The Silver Nail Lake Pluton Was Probably Emplaced In A Magmatic Arc.
Deposit: Part of the kelsey porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit (roper, 1973). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Geology: Mineralization is in a shear zone in quartz diorite of jurassic-cretaceous (?) silver nail lake pluton (fox, 1970).
Ore(s): The Deposit Is In The Silicified-Sericitic Zone Of The Kelsey Porphyry Copper Deposit (Roper, 1973). Mineralization Is In A Shear Zone Striking N10w And Dipping 30-50sw. The Quartz Diorite Is Crumpled Anlong The Shear Zone And Consists Of Light-Green Quartz-Mica And Serpentine Schist Over A Width Of 6-10 Feet. Pinch And Swells Have Formed Along Which Mineralization Has Developed; Mineralization Also Cements Broken Wall Rock And Replaces Schist Along Planes Of Schistosity (Patty, 1921, P. 245).
Commodity: PRODUCTION: 3 CARS BEFORE 1911, 19 CARS 1917-21
Rock formation(s): Similkameen
Shuswap Series
Ore(s): Fracture Zone
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109636 |
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