Voltaire

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094892
MRDS ID FS00117
Record type Site
Current site name Voltaire
Related records 10265787

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.80706, 44.01428 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grimes Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(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

Boise 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 Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008N 005E 24 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result FS MIN. EXAM. 1962. ASSAY. 1962. BLACK AND DEASON, SALT LAKE CITY.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.80706, 44.01428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Sierk, Betty M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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