| Deposit ID | 10032843 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014615 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Contact Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron Dyke, Peacock, White Eagle, Dr. Scott Claims, Lost Creek Quartz |
| Related records | 10250179 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.37909, 45.29819 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wallowa(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
North Minam Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Enterprise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Wallowa(hydrologic unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Eagle Cap Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Wallowa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 003S | 043E | 13 | SE OF SE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wallowa Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Wallowa Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Hurwal Formation;Martin Bridge Limestone |
| Rock description | Hurwal Formation;Martin Bridge Limestone |
| (1) | -117.37909, 45.29819 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lostine Valley |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014615 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410630004 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939, ODGMI BULL. 14-A,P. 115
SMITH, W.D., AND OTHERS, 1941, GEOLOGY AND PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHERN WALLOWA MOUNTAINS, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 12, P. 41.
BEESON, M.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF PART OF LOSTINE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTRY, OREGON, UNIV. OREGON MS THESIS
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1385-E, 1976, P. 56-63.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IT IS MORE PROBABLE THAT THE MINERALIZATION IS DUE TO THE ACIDIC RATHER THAN THE BASIC INTRUSIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1979 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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