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49th Parallel Mine, Oroville Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
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49th Parallel MineMine
Oroville Mining DistrictMining District
Okanogan CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 59' 45'' North , 119° 28' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Osoyoos4,314 (2008)4.7km
Oroville1,677 (2017)7.2km
Oliver4,647 (2008)21.4km
Loomis159 (2011)22.3km
Tonasket1,016 (2017)32.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
22074
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22074:0
GUID (UUID V4):
06f6912e-531f-4b4c-9a3d-ef8b56fb84db
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Forty Ninth Parallel Mine


A copper mine located just south of the Canadian border, 1,500' north of the O.K. property. It worked mineralized quartz veinlets in a fracture zone in greenstone. Development includes a 145' adit, a 100' adit, two 20' adits, an incline and four shafts. It produced ore in 1914.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
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“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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