| Deposit ID | 10105652 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013614 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Idahoan and Old Bible Back Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.64092, 43.99819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2914 |
| Relative position | 8 1/2 MI. N OF GALENA, ID. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Horton Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth 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 | 008N | 015E | 25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES TAKEN AVERAGED 0.06 OZ AU/TON, 12.64 OZ AG/TON, 4.27% PB, 1.02% ZN, 0.58% CU, 0.45% SB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Wood River Formation-Limestone, Quartzite |
| Rock description | Wood River Form.-Limestone, Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.64092, 43.99819 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 20 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| District name | Germania Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 640.08M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013614 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_150 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT
TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OF REPT. 648 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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