| Deposit ID | 10055865 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00064 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Horse |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.59835, 48.55706 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ferry(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Edds Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sanpoil(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Colville National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Ferry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 035N | 034E | 6 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -118.59835, 48.55706 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00064 |
WDGER OFR 90-18
BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 550, 215 P.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.
TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BLUE HORSE MINE IS IN A SEQUENCE OF PERMIAN-TRIASSIC METASEDIMENTARY AND METAVOLCANIC ROCK. DIORITE ADJACENT TO THE VEIN CONTAINS THOMPSONITE, WHICH MEANS IT IS PROBABLY PRE-TERTIARY IN AGE (MUESSIG, 1967, GEOL. MAP, P. 17; HUNTTING, 1956, P. 288). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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