BLACK TUESDAY CLAIM
Horse Lake Mountain Hornblende Occurence, Wenatchee Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
GEOLOGY Hornblende Andesite Intrusions of the Horse Lake Mountain Complex - ~30 Ma[million years ago].
Multiple hornblende andesite intrusions occur within Chumstick Formation sandstone, present in the vicinity of Horse Lake Mountain.
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MINERALS
Magnesio-hastingsite-
NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
- Occurs as well-formed black euhedral phenocrysts in light gray andesite.
MAGNESIO-HASTINGSITE
REFERENCES
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, 1983, Geology of the Wenatchee and Monitor Quadrangles, Chelan and Douglas Counties, Washington, Bulletin 75, scale 1:24,000, 3 plates.