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Crescent Prospect, Twisp Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Crescent Prospect | Prospect |
| Twisp Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 27' 6'' North , 120° 34' 50'' West
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A copper prospect located on Crescent Mountain that worked highly fractured schist, quartzite, and limestone. Development includes a 1,000' adit.
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Deposit: Deposit lies in contact zone between black peak batholith and chelan-skagit gneiss complex unclear whether huntting crescent is the same As hollister crescent, but locations are appropriate. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Porphyry Cu
Geology: Hollister indicates prophyry copper mineralization is similar to that at mazama
Rock formation(s): Twisp Valley Schist;Twisp Valley Schist;Twisp Valley Schist
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10041702 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- MethowAccretionary Complex
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Crescent Prospect, Twisp Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA