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Pinnacle Mine, Palmer Mountain Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mine | Mine |
| Palmer Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 51' 29'' North , 119° 37' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Loomis | 159 (2011) | 4.1km |
| Oroville | 1,677 (2017) | 16.8km |
| Tonasket | 1,016 (2017) | 22.0km |
| Osoyoos | 4,314 (2008) | 23.4km |
| Conconully | 213 (2017) | 34.6km |
A gold mine at the western base of Palmer Mountain. It was developed by around 2000' of workings across 3 adits. It produced $200,000 of gold prior to 1910. Structures that were there have burned down.
Structure: The Palmer Mountain Greenstone Was Deposited Along An Convergent Continental Margin.
Deposit: Development consists of 2000 feet of workings in three adits (rinehart and fox, 1972, p. 99). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Geology: The pinnacle deposit is in metagabbro of the permian-triassic palmer mountain greenstone (rinehart and fox, 1972, geologic map).
Ore(s): The Deposit Consists Of A Vertical, N60e-Trending, 4-10-Ft-Wide Quartz Vein; Disseminated Chalcopyrite And Sphalerite Are Also Present In Altered Gabbro And In Sheared Gabbro (Huntting, 1956, P. 146).
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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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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 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 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104291 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Okanagan TerraneOphiolite Complex
- Western Quesnellia DomainDomain
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Pinnacle Mine, Palmer Mountain Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA