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Found alongside
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
172 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
90 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
78 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
75 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
61 sites
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
39 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Okanogan County (41) · Kittitas County (33) · Ferry County (24) · Whatcom County (13) · Stevens County (10) · King County (8) · Chelan County (8) · Skagit County (8) · Snohomish County (7) · Clallam County (5) · Pacific County (4) · Grays Harbor County (3) · Skamania County (3) · Clark County (2) · Garfield County (1) · Yakima County (1) · Cowlitz County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germania Consolidated | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Ferberite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.000, -118.100 |
| Germania Consolidated Mine | Tungsten | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Ferberite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 47.992, -118.112 |
| Cle Elum | Iron, Chromium, Nickel | Boehmite, Cliachite, Diaspore, Garnierite, Gibbsite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 47.431, -121.056 |
| Quartz Creek | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver | Bornite, Brannerite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 47.570, -121.556 |
| Margaret | Copper, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Prospect | 46.356, -122.082 |
| Comstock | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Specularite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 48.917, -118.668 |
| Comstock | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Specularite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Prospect | 48.967, -118.553 |
| Black Jack Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 45.772, -122.201 |
| 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 |
| Copper World Extension | Gold, Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Iron | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 48.857, -119.594 |
| Merchant Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 47.826, -121.442 |
| Copper World Extension | Copper, Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Producer | 48.857, -119.593 |
| Copper World Claim | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 48.858, -119.597 |
| North Fork | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 47.689, -121.662 |
| Mackinaw | Copper, Nickel | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chloanthite, Chrysocolla, Cubanite, Erythrite, Garnierite, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Niccolite, Pentlandite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 47.981, -121.443 |
| Mount Tolman | Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Rutile, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 48.047, -118.705 |
| Silver Bullion Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 47.434, -121.004 |
| Mazama | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Bornite | Past Producer | 48.615, -120.383 |
| Holden Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Bournonite, Sphalerite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Molybdenite, Chalcocite, Malachite, Pitchblende, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.197, -120.780 |
| Blewett Camp | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cinnabar, Copper, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Mercury, Pyrite, Scheelite, Stibnite | Past Producer | 47.425, -120.660 |
| Grandview Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Copper, Cuprite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 47.437, -120.861 |
| Kelsey | Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite | Prospect | 48.995, -119.479 |
| Three Brothers Zone | Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 47.518, -121.346 |
| Monterey | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite | Prospect | 48.957, -118.980 |
| Talisman | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Producer | 48.917, -118.251 |
| Talisman | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 48.987, -118.238 |
| Gold Mountain | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 48.225, -121.559 |
| 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 |
| Yellow Aster Prospect | Nickel | Chalcopyrite, Garnierite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.954, -121.670 |
| Bodie | Gold, Silver, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 48.830, -118.892 |
| Magnetic | Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 48.958, -118.980 |
| Big Iron | Iron, Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.947, -118.058 |
| Copper Belle | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 47.848, -121.614 |
| 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 |
| Home Run Prospect | Silver, Copper, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Specularite | Occurrence | 48.196, -119.073 |
| Belcher | Copper, Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 48.061, -118.602 |
| Fuller Property | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 48.070, -119.914 |
| Fuller | Iron, Copper, Titanium, Metal | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 48.071, -119.922 |
| Caribou | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 48.965, -118.992 |
| Goodenuf Prospect | Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.206, -119.060 |
| Modoc | Copper, Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.201, -119.053 |
| Sultan King Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 47.952, -121.470 |
| Kelly Camp | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 48.803, -118.791 |
| Kelly Camp | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Prospect | 48.803, -118.786 |
| Boulder Creek Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.940, -122.018 |
| Black Dike Prospect | Copper, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 47.652, -121.425 |
| Number Nine Claims | Iron, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.950, -118.968 |
| Jackpot Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 48.945, -118.995 |
| Key East | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 48.710, -118.553 |
| Iron Horse | Copper, Gold, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 48.932, -118.120 |
| Oversight | Copper, Gold, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 48.708, -118.555 |
| Belcher | Iron, Copper, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 48.724, -118.547 |
| Belcher | Iron, Copper, Gold, Feldspar | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 48.722, -118.548 |
| Overlook | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 48.699, -118.570 |
| Caribou Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 48.963, -118.992 |
| Winnipeg | Gold, Copper, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 48.747, -118.561 |
| Aztec Claim | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 48.958, -118.982 |
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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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