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Found alongside
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
71 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
44 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
40 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
39 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
28 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
26 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Okanogan County (28) · Ferry County (14) · Stevens County (5) · Snohomish County (4) · Chelan County (4) · Grays Harbor County (3) · Pacific County (3) · Skagit County (3) · Clallam County (2) · King County (2) · Garfield County (1) · Pend Oreille County (1) · Kittitas County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skunk Creek No. 19 | Manganese | Bementite, Pyrolusite, Rhodonite | Occurrence | 47.372, -123.878 |
| Twin Pine Claims | Zinc, Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Prospect | 48.215, -119.061 |
| Twin Pine | Zinc, Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 48.208, -119.061 |
| California Claim | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 48.949, -119.658 |
| Four Metals Property | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 48.950, -119.651 |
| Four Metals | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 48.948, -119.666 |
| Uncle Sam Prospect | Silver, Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 47.812, -121.488 |
| Mount Tolman | Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Rutile, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 48.047, -118.705 |
| Holden Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Bournonite, Sphalerite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Molybdenite, Chalcocite, Malachite, Pitchblende, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.197, -120.780 |
| Kelsey | Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite | Prospect | 48.995, -119.479 |
| Campbell | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Pyrite | Occurrence | 47.979, -118.576 |
| Monterey | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite | Prospect | 48.957, -118.980 |
| Talisman | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 48.987, -118.238 |
| Boston Claims | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 48.500, -121.056 |
| Golden Cord | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Prospect | 48.052, -118.736 |
| Talisman | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten, Bismuth, Cadmium | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.983, -118.272 |
| Talisman Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 48.988, -118.238 |
| Golden Cord | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 48.054, -118.601 |
| Deer Trail Monitor | Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Garnet, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 48.090, -118.106 |
| Magnetic | Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.958, -118.980 |
| 48-55 Prospect | Garnet | Chalcopyrite, Grossularite | Occurrence | 48.015, -121.531 |
| Dutch John Lease | Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.210, -120.054 |
| Napoleon | Iron, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 48.737, -118.102 |
| Kelly Camp | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Prospect | 48.803, -118.786 |
| Kelly Camp | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.803, -118.791 |
| Number Nine Claims | Iron, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.950, -118.968 |
| Belcher | Iron, Copper, Gold, Feldspar | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 48.722, -118.548 |
| Belcher | Iron, Copper, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 48.724, -118.547 |
| Aztec Claim | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 48.958, -118.982 |
| Copper Queen Claim | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite | Prospect | 48.950, -118.977 |
| Roosevelt Mine | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.943, -118.974 |
| Roosevelt | Copper, Gold, Silver, Iron, Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.944, -118.976 |
| Red Bird | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 48.137, -118.848 |
| Read | Iron, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Scheelite | Prospect | 48.103, -118.119 |
| Rainbow Prospect | Tungsten, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Prospect | 48.959, -118.987 |
| Kelly Camp | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.804, -118.798 |
| Gold Quarry Claims | — | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.687, -119.732 |
| Windiate-Auberton Prospect | Tungsten, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.473, -119.166 |
| Johnson Creek | Chromium, Nickel, Iron | Chromite | Past Producer | 48.482, -119.584 |
| Sunset Creek Placer | Gold | Chromite, Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon | Past Producer | 47.989, -124.673 |
| Leadbetter Point | Gold, Chromium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Platinum | Chromite, Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon | Occurrence | 46.643, -124.050 |
| Hoquiam | Gold, Platinum | Chromite, Garnet, Gold, Magnetite, Olivine, Zircon | Occurrence | 46.971, -123.879 |
| Great Western Mine | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Limonite, Magnetite, Rhodonite, Sphalerite | Prospect | 48.215, -119.047 |
| Guye | Iron | Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 47.446, -121.421 |
| Guye | Iron, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Galena, Magnetite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 47.446, -121.421 |
| Orient Gneiss | Garnet | Garnet | Occurrence | 48.928, -118.204 |
| Midnight Mountain | Garnet | Garnet | Occurrence | 48.723, -118.463 |
| Pomeroy | Gold | Garnet, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Zircon | Occurrence | 46.477, -117.600 |
| Fort Canby | Gold | Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon | Occurrence | 46.283, -124.053 |
| Point Brown | Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron, Gold, Platinum | Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Olivine, Zircon | Occurrence | 46.927, -124.175 |
| Beards Hollow Placer | Iron, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium | Garnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon | Occurrence | 46.306, -124.064 |
| Shi Shi Beach Placer | Gold | Garnet, Ilmenite, Iridosmine, Magnetite, Monazite, Platinum, Zircon | Past Producer | 48.255, -124.685 |
| Monse | Tungsten, Garnet | Garnet, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.300, -119.584 |
| Peerless Mine | Chromium, Copper | Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 48.957, -119.692 |
| Strawberry Lake Iron Prospect | Iron, Tungsten | Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.979, -119.078 |
| Red Ridge Claim | — | Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.781, -117.369 |
| Gold Axe | Gold, Copper, Silver, Iron | — | Past Producer | 48.951, -118.981 |
| Moore | Garnet | — | Occurrence | 48.765, -118.974 |
| Hamilton Iron Deposit | Iron | — | Prospect | 48.500, -121.953 |
| Barclay Creek | Garnet | — | Occurrence | 47.792, -121.468 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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