Eureka Zinc Deposit

The Eureka Zinc Deposit is a zinc mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.

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

Name: Eureka Zinc Deposit

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 48.19694, -119.04556

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Eureka Zinc Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eureka Zinc Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nespelem District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SMALL, DISCONTINUOUS, HIGH-GRADE LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Lenses Within 21' Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Specularite


Comments

Comment (Geology): METAMORPHIC ROCK SURROUNDED BY GRANITE.

Comment (Development): UNKNOWN DEVELOPMENT

Comment (Deposit): DISCONTINUOUS LENSES


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 364.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, PLATE 1


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