Anacortes Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Anacortes Mine | Mine |
| Slate Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Whatcom County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 46' 31'' North , 120° 49' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
16215
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16215:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4e350560-4f14-4010-a3e0-6582deceafc8
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hell's Basin Mine; Hells Basin Mine
A gold mine on the south side of Jackita Ridge. The deposit was discovered in 1895, and some bonanza-grade ore specimens running around several thousand ounces of gold per ton was found. The deposit turned out to be insignificant though, and production was limited. The geology is veins in argillite, conglomerate, and feldspathic sandstone of the Cretaceous Virginian Ridge Formation. It was developed by adits containing around 3000' of workings and a small mill.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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