Commodities
PrimaryGold, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR BANDS AND SEAMS
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsSandstone
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Andesite · Payette Formation-Sandstone, Shale
Associated rockAndesite · Andesite And Andesite Breccia
StructureSnake River Downwarp; Broad Syncline
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10105599
MRDS IDW012997
Alternate namesTip Top 1954
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.33893, -116.90289
References
BELL, R. N., 1912, 13TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1911, P. 132 - 133.ROSS, C. P., 1956 , QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS NEAR WEISER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1042-D, P. 79 - 104 .1912 COMPILE 13TH ANN. REPT. OF MINING INDUSTRY FOR 19111941 RECON C. P. ROSS AND C. H. DANE, BULL. 1042-D