Armament Prospect, Index Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Armament Prospect | Prospect |
| Index Mining District | Mining District |
| Snohomish County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 53' 17'' North , 121° 26' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Darrington Rock & Gem Club | Darrington, Washington | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
18257
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18257:4
GUID (UUID V4):
5935a297-356e-4b8e-882f-39502576efb0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wayside Prospect; Pelton Claims
A copper-molybdenum prospect on the south side of the North Fork Skykomish River, 9 miles upstream of Index. It worked mineralized quartz veinlets in stockwork in gneissic quartz diorite. Development includes several small open cuts. The mineralization is also exposed on the Index-Galena road roadcuts.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Molybdite Formula: MoO3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Molybdite | 4.E0.10 | MoO3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Molybdite | MoO3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | β Molybdite | MoO3 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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