| Deposit ID | 10095482 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055218 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160870135 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Helen Zucker Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Zucker Property, Parker Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.71569, 44.24847 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 945 |
| Relative position | LOCATED 11 MI. EAST OF WEISER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Holland Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Weiser(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Weiser(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 | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011N | 003W | 32 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Columbia River Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock description | Columbia River Basalt | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Payette Formation-Sandstone |
| Rock description | Payette Formation-Sandstone |
| (1) | -116.71569, 44.24847 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad Anticline Of Nw Trend |
| General form | BLANKET , IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| District name | Weiser |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zucker Mine |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055218 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160870135 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA_163 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252
ROSS, C. P., 1956 , QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS NEAR WEISER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1042-D, P. 99 - 100 .
1941 RECON C. P. ROSS AND C. H. DANE, BULL. 1042-
MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE BAKER QUAD., IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, VE MITCHELL, ET AL.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.