| Deposit ID | 10089166 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013643 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phi Kappa Creek Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.20341, 43.83906 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2713 |
| Relative position | 13 1/2 MI NE OF KETCHUM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Phi Kappa Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Lost(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006N | 019E | 22,21,16 | Idaho |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Augite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Prehnite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Phi Kappa Form.-Argillite, Quartzite, Shale, Limestone |
| Rock description | Phi Kappa Form.-Argillite, Quartzite, Shale, Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.20341, 43.83906 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, ISOLATED GRAINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | 65 DEG E |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| District name | Alto District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 472.44M |
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013643 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_259 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
COOK, E. F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH - CENTRAL IDAHO, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, 43 P.
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR - BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245.
1930 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B. AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
1955 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 108
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1895, REDISCOVERED 1925 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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