Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsMiargyrite, Pyrargyrite
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite,Basalt,Granite · Silver City Rhyolite-Rhyolite;Basalt Latite Unit-Basalt And Latite;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10069935
MRDS IDW007726
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.00628, -116.83927
References
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 165 P.LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S., P. 75 -205 (PART 3).1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPT.1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 111968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138ASHER, R. R., 1968, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.