Commonwealth Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King Co., Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Commonwealth Prospect | Prospect |
Snoqualmie Mining District | Mining District |
King Co. | County (Historical) |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 26' 44'' North , 121° 23' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Snoqualmie Pass | 311 (2011) | 6.0km |
Tanner | 1,018 (2011) | 26.8km |
Riverbend | 2,132 (2011) | 27.0km |
Easton | 478 (2017) | 28.2km |
Wilderness Rim | 1,523 (2017) | 28.3km |
The Commonwealth was a small prospect in Commonwealth Basin near Snoqualmie Pass. Huntting (1956) incorrectly lists it as being on Gold Creek. The development consisted of two adits in decaying sulfide ore.
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Huntting, M.T. (1956) Inventory of Washington Minerals-Part II, Metallic minerals. Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, Vol, 1, 428 pages. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Gabe Cangelosi Collection |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Gabe Cangelosi Collection |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Gabe Cangelosi Collection |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Jacobson, D., Pisoni, V., Cady, G., Woodhouse, P.R. (2008) Discovering Washington's Historic Mines, Volume 1: The West Central Cascade Mountains. Northwest Mining Publishers, 208 pages.
Huntting, M.T. (1956) Inventory of Washington Minerals-Part II, Metallic minerals. Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, Vol, 1, 428 pages.
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