| Deposit ID | 10070292 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013121 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Breccia Zone Silver Occurrence |
| Related records | 10192467 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.90158, 43.05848 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Relative position | 5 MI NW OF DELAMAR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Swisher Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004S | 005W | 23 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SELECTED SAMPLES GAVE 17 AND 12 OZ AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Rhyolite (Siliceous, Brecciated, Cherty) | ||||
| Rock description | Silver City Rhyolite (Siliceous, Brecciated, Cherty) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | Sediments and sedimentary rocks (Pleistocene and Pliocene). |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| General form | VEINLETS, BANDS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Delamar Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 304.8M |
| Overall width | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013121 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_416 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.
PANSZE, A. J., JR., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER CITY-DELAMAR-FLINT REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161 , 79 P.
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161
1974 GEOCHEM IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 162
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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