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Melody Prospect

Occurrence in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036412
MRDS ID M025203
Record type Site
Current site name Melody Prospect
Related records 10200617

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.4306, 43.01149 (WGS84)
Elevation 701

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roseburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029S 006W 31 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ODGMI ASSAYS RAN 0.01-2.0 % CU
Result 0.005-0.05 % NI
Result NIL-0.01 % CO
Result NIL-0.01 OZ/TON AU
Result NIL AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Dothan Formation
    Rock description Dothan Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.4306, 43.01149
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 1524M
    Width 91.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SPOTTY MINERALIZATION OF DISSEMINATIONS AND STREAKS OF PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE IN A NE TRENDING BODY OF ALTERED BASALT AND DIORITE 300 FT WIDE AND 1 MILE LONG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 28

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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