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Arsenopyrite Vein

Occurrence in Boundary county in Idaho, United States with commodities Arsenic, Iron, Sulfides
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069964
MRDS ID W007773
MAS/MILS ID 0160210033
Record type Site
Current site name Arsenopyrite Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.25466, 48.68317 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Relative position 3 MI SE OF BONNERS FERRY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boundary(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kootenai(hydrologic unit)

Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boundary

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 062N 002E 31 C Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Sulfides Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN SHOWED 0.5 % AS, NO AU OR AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Purcell Sill-Gabbro, Diabase Or Diorite
    Rock description Purcell Sill-Gabbro, Diabase Or Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation: Feldspathic Qtzite W/ Argillite & Quartz
    Rock description Prichard Formation: Feldspathic Qtzite W/ Argillite & Quartz

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.25466, 48.68317
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S 50 DEG E
    Dip 55 DEG SW
    Width 4.27M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Moyie - Yaak District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • No Production (IBMG)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P

  • Deposit

    1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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