The Azurite Prospect is a silver mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,049 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,049 Feet (1,234 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.5606, -117.04920
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Azurite Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Azurite Prospect
Secondary: Salyer
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Mineral District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Cuddy Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1 SHORT ADIT IS EXTENT OF WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): 2 DIKES, 1 BEING THE SILVER BELL DIKE WHICH IS 100 FT WIDE AND DIPS N
Comment (Location): ADJOINS THE TATE GROUP ON THE SOUTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., AND WAGNER, WARREN R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.
Reference (Deposit): TURNER, H.W., 1908 , THE ORE DEPOSITS AT MINERAL, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 3 , NO. 6 , P. 491 - 502
Reference (Deposit): 1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
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