| Deposit ID | 10069863 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007600 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Rock Group |
| Related records | 10143969 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.01346, 43.97349 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MI. NW OF QUARTZBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boise(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harris Creek Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007N | 004E | 05 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.01346, 43.97349 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gouge. Basic Dike Forms Footwall, Granite Forms Hanging Wall. |
| General form | PINCHES, SEAMS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG S |
| Length | 12.19M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Boise Basin |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blue Rock Mines Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 105.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007600 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_260 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO,: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, P. 73
ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944-C, P. 252 - 253
MC DOWELL, G. A., 1958 , 58TH ANN. REPT. OF THE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR FOR 1957 .
1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN CROPS OUT FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Murphy, Lyn S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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