| Deposit ID | 10021353 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15770 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hemlock Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.51684, 47.43237 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1067 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI N OF SALTESE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saltese(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 019N | 031W | 02 SW 1/4 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ravalli Group | ||||
| Rock description | Ravalli Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.51684, 47.43237 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Major Structural Grain Which Trends Nw And Is Made Of Subparallel Faults And Folds. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Minor Faulting Which Offsets The Vein |
| General form | GRAINS, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Packer Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles M. Shaw |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15770 |
CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 194 - 195 , PL. 3 .
WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY: US GEOL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 588 .
LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 18 .
LAWSON, D. C., 1977 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 107 , P. 16 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN AVERAGES 20 FT THICKNESS. GALENA IS ENCLOSED IN BOTH SIDERITE AND QUARTZ WITHIN THE VEIN AS WELL AS FORMING SMALL STRINGERS IN THE COUNTRY ROCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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