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Goat Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Goat Mine | Mine |
| Slate Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Whatcom County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 43' 52'' North , 120° 44' 55'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Slate Creek Group
This mine is located above the north bank of Slate Creek near the confluence with the South Fork of Slate Creek. The geology is a vein in shear zone in quartzite of the Goat Creek formation. Development consisted of several short adits, an aerial tramway, and a stamp mill. It produced ore prior to 1940. A representative sample of vein material from the lower adit contained trace gold and 0.02 oz/ton Ag.
Structure: Fold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Magmatic Arc Plutons Bleached And Iron-Oxide Stained Shear
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Deposit: 4 ft wide quartz-bearing shear zone containing flakes of malachite, and 9-18 in. Wide quartz vein goat claim is one of 12 contiguous unpatented claims known As the goat group. Some claims of present goat group are relocations of old claims and some are newer claims staked by NE W light gold mining co. In 1931 and 1935. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: In 1898, a 5-stamp cyanide mill was built on slate creek and an aerial tramway was extended 2000 ft from mine to mill.
Geology: Goat creek formation deposited As turbidity current and submarine fans
Rock formation(s): Goat Creek Formation
Ore(s): Shear Zone
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104137 |
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