Crystal Mine

The Crystal Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Washington at an elevation of 1,601 feet.

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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: Crystal Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 47.90917, -118.28833

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Crystal Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crystal Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Tungsten


Location

State: Washington
County: Lincoln
District: Egypt Mining District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Crystal City Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Okanogan Highlands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Reg.Trends: Ne


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Calc-Silicate In Dolomite


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.3% WO3


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT IS 375 FT. ADIT, 181 FT. SHAFT, 33 FT. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, AND 403 FT. LOWER LEVEL

Comment (Deposit): SMALL BODIES OF SCHEELITE-BEARING ROCK IN TACTITE FORM IN DOLOMITE NEAR GRANITE. ANDESITE DIKES AND SILLS PRESENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOL., V. 1, P. 216

Reference (Deposit): BENNETT, W. A. G., 1944, DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. OF GEOLOGY RPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 13, P 25-27


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