The Madsen Mine is a barium-barite mine located in Stevens county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Madsen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Madsen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Chewetah
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): THE BARITE IS WHITE IN COLOR.
Comment (Deposit): THE BARITE IS DESCRIBED AS A VEIN AND IS CUT OFF BY A FAULT. THE FRACTURES CONTAIN IRON OXIDE AND COPPER MINERALS AS STAINS. SPHALERITE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR BLEBS IN THE BARITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 51
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