Mount Vernon Mine, Skagit County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Mine | Mine |
| Skagit County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 22' 8'' North , 122° 17' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | 1,835 (2011) | 5.3km |
| Mount Vernon | 34,053 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Lake McMurray | 192 (2011) | 7.5km |
| Lake Ketchum | 930 (2011) | 10.1km |
| Clear Lake | 1,002 (2006) | 11.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Puget Sound Facetors Guild | Mount Vernon, Washington | 7km |
| Skagit Rock and Gem Club | Mt. Vernon, Washington | 8km |
| Marysville Rock & Gem Club, Inc. | Marysville, Washington | 36km |
| Everett Rock & Gem Club | Everett, Washington | 44km |
| Mount Baker Rock And Gem Club | Bellingham, Washington | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
17437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17437:1
GUID (UUID V4):
8ed47634-3a43-4ec4-9b01-0ba2490f8fc4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Devils Mountain Mine; Pacific Mine
A gold-nickel mine on Devils Mountain neat Mount Vernon. The geology consisted mainly of quartz and nickeliferous ankerite along a fault zone. It was developed by 300' of adits and 6375' of drilling. A resource of 15,000,000 tons of rock averaging 0.02 oz/ton gold and 0.2% nickel was defined.
A small amount of ore was produced in test shipments.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
11 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Ankerite var. Nickel-bearing Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: May be from the altered latite in the area that is in contact with the altered peridotite. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 Habit: microscopic impurities Description: in pyrite and marcasite References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Nickel-bearing Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite var. Nickel-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite var. Nickel-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite var. Nickel-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite var. Nickel-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite var. Nickel-bearing Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Bellingham basinBasin
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Western Washington–Oregon BasinsBasin
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Mount Vernon Mine, Skagit County, Washington, USA