Mammoth Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mammoth Mine | Mine |
| Slate Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Whatcom County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 45' 11'' North , 120° 42' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
28935
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28935:4
GUID (UUID V4):
845d9d76-6f9b-4830-b83c-113cc6a4b09f
The Mammoth was located on the east side of Bonita Creek. The ore occurred as a fissure vein in quartzite, slate, and arkose of the Early Cretaceous Harts Pass Formation. Development consisted of three adits containing 2250' of workings and two stamp mills. It was one of the larger producing mines in the county, having about 30,000 tons of ore produced from around the turn of the century and 1936-1942.
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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 Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| 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 | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| 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 Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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