1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Black Diamond Graphite Prospect

Occurrence in Clearwater county in Idaho, United States with commodity Graphite
Map
XML
JSON
KML
C
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093468
MRDS ID W013122
Record type Site
Current site name Black Diamond Graphite Prospect
Related records 10168264

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.7354, 46.45377 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Relative position 11 MILES NE OF WEIPPE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearwater(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hemlock Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Clearwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 036N 006E 17 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Biotite, Sericite, Iron Oxide, Slickensides

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granodiorite and granite.
ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Gneiss Shows Lineation; Contact Metamorphic Zone May Be Close.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Musselshell District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harvey Grasser

Comments on development

  • 1 CLAIM

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1965, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT, 2 P

  • Deposit

    1965 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPOR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site