| Deposit ID | 10069924 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007710 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wagontown Mercury Prospect |
| Related records | 10144453 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.87738, 43.04268 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. N. OF WAGONTOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Swisher Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(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 | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004S | 005W | 25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Siliceous Cherty Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Silver City Siliceous Cherty Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | Sediments and sedimentary rocks (Pleistocene and Pliocene). |
|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | De Lamar District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007710 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_421 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 13
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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