| Deposit ID | 10070625 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013634 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370048 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Falling Star Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Falling Star-West Pass Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.44031, 43.91849 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2499 |
| Relative position | 11.25 MI. ENE OF GALENA, ID. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ryan Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007N | 017E | 22 | SW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Result | 14 CHIP SAMPLES AVERAGED 1.43 OZ AG/TON, 5.86% PB, AND 5.48% ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Diorite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Diorite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Quartzite, Limestone |
| Rock description | Quartzite, Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.44031, 43.91849 |
|---|
| General form | DISCONNECTED, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 6.1M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Upper East Fork Salmon River District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013634 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA1009 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370048 | data consolidated into this record |
1974 Other C. M. Tschanz And Others, Open - File Rept
Vannoy And Others, 1986, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, P. 453; Plate 3, No. 226.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 28-JUL-1990 | Evans | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.