| Deposit ID | 10071729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015262 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Stone Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Formerly Part of Werdenhoff Group |
| Related records | 10241437 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.34406, 45.18988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2054 |
| Relative position | 6.5 MI NW OF BIG CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 009E | 03 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FLOAT AND OUTCROP SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.63 OZ AG/TON AND TRACES AU, CU, PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Argillite, Quartzite |
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Argillite, Quartzite |
| (1) | -115.34406, 45.18988 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| Discoverer | Wilbur Wiles |
| District name | Edwardsburg District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015262 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_299 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 39
1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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