| Deposit ID | 60001033 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP90024 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Murray (Coeur D'Alene) District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.91773, 47.61657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | COEUR D'ALENE REGION: BETWEEN LAT 47-25 AND 47-40 N AND LONG 115-40 AND 116-10W INCLUDES THE DISTRICTS OF BEAVER, EAGLE, EVOLUTION, HUNTER OR MULLAN, LELANDE OR BURKE, PLACER CENTER OR WALLACE, SUMMIT AND YREKA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Osburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -115.91773, 47.61657 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Anticline |
| Structure description | BROAD NORTHEAST-TRENDING ANTICLINAL FOLD, CUT BY MANY FAULTS. THE UCELLY (REVERSE) AND MCCOMBER (NORMAL) FAULTS, IN THE WESTERN PART OF DISTRICT, AND THE MURRAY PEAK IN THE EAST; THE DIP DISPLACEMENT IS SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | DEFORMATION CONSISTS OF BROAD FOLDS THAT TREND GENERALLY TO THE NORTH WEST AND INTENSE DEFOMATION AROUND THE MAJOR FAULTS. SERIES OF NORTHWEST-TRENDING FAULTS ("LEWIS AND CLARK LINE"). THE OSBURN FAULT RUNS THROUGH THIS DISTRICT, WHERE THE ROCKS ON THE NORTH HAVE A DISPLACEMENT OF 12 MILES EASTWARD RELATIVE TO THE SOUTH SIDE. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Discoverer | A.J. Prichard |
| Year of first production | 1883 |
| District name | MURRAY DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT |
KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.
SHENON, PHILIP J., 1938, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET NO. 47, 44 P.
MINERAL AAND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO, 1964
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