| Deposit ID | 10033423 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015767 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.23326, 44.3618 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rastus Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
John Day(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Burnt(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 036E | 12 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -118.23326, 44.3618 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Unity |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015767 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010899 |
LOWERY, W.A., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IRONSIDE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE; ODGMI OPEN-FILE REPORT
BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE RASTUS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE; ODGMI OPEN-FILE REPORT 0-79.
1979 GEOLMAP ODGMI GEOL. MAP OF THE RASTUS MTN. QUADRANGLE, 0-79-
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECT IS LOCATED ON A SHEAR ZONE IN JURASSIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ADJACENT TO A LOCALLY PYRITE-BEARING HORNBLENDE QUARTZ DIORITE DIKE. SHEAR ZONE IS WITHIN THE ALTERATION HALO ASSOCIATED WITH WIDESPREAD PORPHYRY-TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THIS AREA ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | 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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