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Panther Creek Opal Occurrence

Prospect in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071044
MRDS ID W014240
MAS/MILS ID 0160590392
Record type Site
Current site name Panther Creek Opal Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.31403, 44.89629 (WGS84)
Elevation 2042
Relative position 27.5 MI N OF CHALLIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Opal Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 018N 018E 11 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Panther Creek; Near Mouth Of Opal Cr

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Opal Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Challis Volcanics-Porphyry Dike
    Rock description Challis Volcanics-Porphyry Dike
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation
    Rock description Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite;Alluvium
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Sedimentary rocks (Eocene).
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Opals Found In Quartzite, Challis Volcanics, And Placers.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Gravel Range District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Ross, C. P., 1941, The Metal And Coal Mining Districts Of Idaho, With Notes On The Non-Metallic Mineral Resources Of The State: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 57, 263 P.

  • Deposit

    Ross, C. P., 1927 , Ore Deposits In The Tertiary Lava In The Salmon River Mountains, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 p.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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