| Deposit ID | 10089300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015901 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunshine Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Atlas, Violet |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.56493, 46.90456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1440 |
| Relative position | 6.25 MI NE OF STANFORD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Latah(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sand Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palouse(hydrologic unit)
Lower Snake(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 | Latah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 041N | 002W | 15 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Muscovite Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -116.56493, 46.90456 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Steeply Dipping W Limb Of Anticline Of Great Width |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 DEG E |
| Dip | 45 DEG NW |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Avon Mica District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Clearwater National Forest (Palouse RD of St. Joe National Forest) |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Victory Metals, Inc |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | David Peterson |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 6.1M |
| Overall width | 2.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015901 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL__42 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
STOLL, W. C., 1950, MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 229, 64 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1925, MICA DEPOSITS OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 14, 14 P.
STERRETT, D. B., 1913, MICA IN IDAHO, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: USGS BULL. 530, P. 377-383.
1910 RECON D. B. STERRETT, BULL. 530
1925 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 14
1943 RECON W. C. STOLL, PROF. PAPER 229
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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