| Deposit ID | 10070293 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013123 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blacklead Iron Prospect |
| Related records | 10192556 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.83767, 46.64698 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 11 1/4 MI. N.W. OF POWELL RANGER STATION. 3 1/2 MI.. SW OF RHODES PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clearwater(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rhodes Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper North Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)
Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Clearwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 038N | 013E | 09 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Blacklead Limestone |
| Rock description | Blacklead Limestone |
| (1) | -114.83767, 46.64698 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR MASSES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blacklead District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Clearwater National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013123 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HM_101 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.
ASHER, R. R., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - IRON IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 104 - 111.
1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34
1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LIMESTONE BLOCK COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN BATHOLITH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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