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Silver Blossom Prospect

Occurrence in Harney county in Oregon, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033238
MRDS ID M015536
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Blossom Prospect
Related records 10274280

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.01272, 43.89735 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH SIDE OF FAUN CREEK, 1/2 MILE E. OF SILVIES RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harney(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Myrtle Park Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burns(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Burns(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Silvies(hydrologic unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Malheur 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 Oregon Harney

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 019S 031E 28 N OF CENTER Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • CENTER N 1/2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Harney Series;Clarno
    Rock description Harney Series;Clarno
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.01272, 43.89735
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description North-South Trending Rhyolite Dikes.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Openings In Rhyolite Dikes

Comments on the geologic information

  • RIMROCK OF PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE (HARNEY SERIES?) OVERLIES GREEN AND YELLOW TUFFS (CLARNO?). ; GEOL.DESC: BENCH CAPPINGS OF RIVER GRAVELS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silvies

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Malheur Natioal Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. E. Lanfear

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOCATION CUTS, ONE LARGE OPEN CUT. OLD TUNNEL CAVED 30 FT. BELOW CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIBBEY, F.W., ETAL., 1942 , MANGANESE IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL 17 , P. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SECONDARY MINERALIZATION; CONSISTS OF CONCENTRATION OF MANGANESE AS SILICEOUS BOTRYOIDAL OXIDE DEPOSITS.
Deposit EXPOSURES ARE VERY SPOTTED, WITH ONLY SMALL PATCHES VISIBLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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