| Deposit ID | 10070550 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013530 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590613 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merle Zone |
| Included sites | Blackbird Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.33623, 45.12519 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2149 |
| Relative position | 5 1/8 MI. NW OF COBALT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gant Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 018E | 27 | Idaho |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | .8 % NI |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Basic Dike | ||||||||
| Rock description | Basic Dike | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite, Schist |
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite, Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | Lemhi Group. |
|---|
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blackbird District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013530 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_430 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590613 | data consolidated into this record |
Bennett, E. H., 1976, Personal Communication
1955 Geochem Calera Mines - Geochem Anomal
Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, V E Mitchell, Et Al.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1976 | Stull, Susan A.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.