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Yellow Aster Prospect, Mount Baker Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yellow Aster Prospect | Prospect |
| Mount Baker Mining District | Mining District |
| Whatcom County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 56' 55'' North , 121° 40' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Slesse Park | 238 (2011) | 18.2km |
| Bell Acres | 582 (2011) | 20.2km |
| Glacier | 211 (2011) | 21.0km |
| Baker Trails | 635 (2011) | 24.7km |
| Skowkale 10 | 623 (2019) | 28.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford Rock & Gem Club | Abbotsford, British Columbia | 48km |
A nickel prospect on Yellow Aster Butte. The ore occurred in a silica-carbonate rock hosted in serpentine. It was developed by several short adits and cuts. The ore assayed from 0.25% to 1.25% nickel.
Structure: Intense Local Shearing
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Deposit: Deposit is in silica-carbonate rock that contains garnierite and sparsely disseminated fine-grained pyrite. Hydrothermally altered serpentinized peridotite hosts ore
Deposit type: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Development: From 1909-1918 property was held As unpatented claims by mount baker gold, copper, & tin co. More recently, promising outcrops have been staked and restaked by several parties; however, little, if any, exploration work was done.
Geology: Host rock consists of massive and highly sheared serpentine that forms large lenticular bodies in greenstone of the chilliwack formation. A tectonic emplacement is presumed, As the chilliwack formation is younger than the yello W aster complex
Rock formation(s): Yellow Aster Complex;Yellow Aster Complex
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Garnierite' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnierite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047827 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- ChilliwackVolcanic Arc
- Franciscan DomainDomain
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