| Deposit ID | 10036548 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025412 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boston |
| Related records | 10224554 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.21466, 44.85541 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2036 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bourne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powder(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 008S | 037E | 20 | NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite | ||
| Rock description | Elkhorn Ridge Argillite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -118.21466, 44.85541 |
|---|
| Width | 1.83M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cracker Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025412 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010678 |
BROOKS, H.C. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAP OF THE GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOURNE QUADRANGLE, BAKER AND GRANT COUNTIES, OREGON; ODGMI MAP WITH TEXT GMS-19
NELSON, D.W.C., 1923, MAP OF CRACKER, CABLE COVE, AND PORTIONS OF ROCK CREEK, IBEX, AND CABELL MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN OREGON
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.