| Deposit ID | 10096308 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014237 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590388 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Powderhouse Lead Lode |
| Alternate or previous names | Lode No. 8 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.50533, 44.85208 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2057 |
| Relative position | 27.5 MI NW OF ELLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meyers Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(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 | 018N | 017E | 31 | NWNWNE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Oligo Challis Volcanics-Andesite, Dacite, Flows And Tuffs |
| Rock description | Oligo Challis Volcanics-Andesite, Dacite, Flows And Tuffs |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -114.50533, 44.85208 |
|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 5M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| District name | Gravel Range District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014237 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_166 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590388 | data consolidated into this record |
Cox, D. C., 1954, Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1015-A, 21 P.
Anderson, A. L., 1954, Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 98, 34 P.
Anderson, A. L., 1943, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 62, 20 P
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 22-MAY-1986 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.