The Blomquist Mine is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 801 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.08389, -121.94944
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Blomquist Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blomquist Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED IN SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tonalite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Tonalite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PICKED SAMPLE GAVE 4.2% CU, 0.2 OZ AU, 1 OZ AG
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 40 FT LONG OPEN CUT
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Geology): GRANODIORITE OF HUNTTING IS LIKELY METATONALITE BLOCKS IN ARGILLITE MATRIX OF MELANGE BELT
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 80.
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
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