Peritite Claim

Occurrence in Wallowa county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10032844
MRDS ID	M014616
Record type	Site
Current site name	Peritite Claim
Related records	10177984, 10299452

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-117.40381, 45.28292 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Oregon	Wallowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Willamette	003S	043E	23	S	Oregon

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Primary
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pyrite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	12 - FT CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED A TRACE OF COPPER AND SILVER

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Rock unit name Hurwal Formation

Rock description Hurwal Formation

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
Rock unit name	Hurwal Formation
Rock description	Hurwal Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-117.40381, 45.28292	ListMap

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

Contact Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1916
Discoverer	Ole Twedt

Land status

Ownership category
Area name	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M014616
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0410630128

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WEISS, P. L., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1971 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF TEN AREAS PROPOSED AS ADDITIONS TO THE EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS, OREGON: U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 31 - 32

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation
Reporter	01-JUN-1976	Lee, W.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-AUG-1978	Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-AUG-1993	Gray, Jerry J.	Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.