Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Zones, Directed By Faults Of N 45 - 60 Deg W Trend And Steep Ne And Sw Dip
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Wurtzite
GangueCalcite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Latite
Associated rockDiorite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureArea Appears To Be On The North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend.
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
AlterationOxidation, Chloritization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070095
MRDS IDW012778
Alternate namesMaria, Black Maria
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.55986, -117.07181
References
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMP. 95, 26 P.BELL, R. N., 1920, TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1919, P. 87 - 88.ANDERSON, A. L., 1963, SILVER MINERALIZATION IN THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 58, NO. 8, P. 1195 - 1217.TURNER, H. W., 1908, ORE DEPOSITS AT MINERAL, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 3, NO. 6, P. 492 - 502.5) LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1925, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MINERAL AND CUDDY MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13, P. 19.1920 COMPILE 21ST ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY FOR 19191925 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 131952 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.