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Lion Head Prospect

Prospect in Boundary county in Idaho, United States with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069836
MRDS ID W007550
MAS/MILS ID 0160210030
Record type Site
Current site name Lion Head Prospect
Alternate or previous names Kent Peak, Lions Head, Lion Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.68327, 48.75376 (WGS84)
Elevation 1661
Relative position 17 MILES NW OF BONNER'S FERRY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boundary(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Smith Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Priest(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boundary

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 062N 003W 01,02 NWNWNW (01) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • N. Of Kent Peak; 7 Mi. E. Of Old Camp

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Vermiculite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Vermiculite

Analytical data

Result MUSCOVITE BOOKS ARE 2 TO 3% OF PEGMATITE THROUGHOUT LENGTH OF 40 FT.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.68327, 48.75376
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 55 DEG W
    Dip 90 DEG
    Length 42.67M
    Width 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Hr.Age.Mv: Pegmatite ; Cret - Granodiorite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1928
Discoverer A. E. Haynes

Mining district

District name Unorganized

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the production information

  • No Production (Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology)

Comments on development

  • 4 Claims In 1944 ; Econ.Com: Most Mica Books Are Reaved, Cracked, Partly Ruled, Some Black Stained

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Lower Ledge ( 5290 Ft Elevation ) Is 35 Ft Long, 3 Ft Wide, Strikes N 80 Deg W, Dips Steeply

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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