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Mineral Creek Mine (Durrwachter Mine; Liberty Lode Mine), Mineral Creek, Kittitas County, Washington, USAi
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Mineral Creek Mine (Durrwachter Mine; Liberty Lode Mine)Mine
Mineral CreekCreek
Kittitas CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 25' 29'' North , 121° 15' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.42472,-121.25417
GeoHash:
G#: c23vbc3mj
GRN:
N32W60
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Snoqualmie Pass311 (2011)11.6km
Easton478 (2017)21.6km
Ronald308 (2011)27.3km
Roslyn903 (2017)29.8km
Skykomish207 (2017)32.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
18093
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18093:8
GUID (UUID V4):
af7167ef-22ee-4347-b381-698fd4152618


Ref: Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metalic Minerals, Vol. 1; M. Huntting, 1956; Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; R. Derkey, N. Joseph, R. Lasmanis, 1990.

Se 1/4 of Section 6

A Cu,Au,Ag,Mo Mine located on Mineral Creek 2 miles above Little Kachess Lake that worked shear and joint planes in grandiorite. It produced 20tons of oree prior to 1920 that was shipped to the Asarco Smelter in Tacoma. Deveolpments include a 248' adit with a 50' winze and 3 other adits totaling several hundred feet.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Glaucophane9.DE.25β—»[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2

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