| Deposit ID | 10193836 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014015 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850501 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grays Peak Opal Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area. |
| Related records | 10070888 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.06815, 44.83568 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2390 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pungo Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower 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)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 017 N | 011 E | 01 | NWSESW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -115.06815, 44.83568 |
|---|
| Length | 1.6M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 23M | ||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850501 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014015 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_804 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1304, 1973, P. 371.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPAL ON SURFACE IS POOR GEM QUALITY, BUT DEPOSIT RESEMBLES REDRIDGE PROSPECT IN THE MONUMENTAL CREEK DISTRICT. DEPOSIT LOCATED ON THE RIDGE AT HEAD OF COUGAR CREEK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.