| Deposit ID | 10096617 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032854 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Goose Vein |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.71745, 44.63325 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Geers Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cody(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cody(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clarks Fork Yellowstone(hydrologic unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Shoshone National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Park |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Sylvanite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYED 0.82 OZ AU, TRACE AG PER TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Rock unit name | Wapiti |
| Rock description | Wapiti |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| (1) | Alluvium and Colluvium |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | The Sunlight Region |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Shoshone |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032854 |
GSW RI 23, P. 53
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE FILL VEIN IN A SHEAR ZONE AT CONTACT BETWEEN VOLCANIC BRECCIA AND A DIKE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-84 | Palm, Michael L. (Barari, Rachel A.) | South Dakota Geological Survey |
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