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Golden Sceptre Mine

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Golden Sceptre Mine is a mineral prospect in Boundary, Idaho, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Prichard Formation-Quartzite (Diorite, Quartzite). Reported specimens include Azurite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Erythrite; logged ore minerals are Chalcopyrite, Erythrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Thorite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Quartz, Schorl, Siderite, Tourmaline. The site was discovered in 1955; workings are underground.

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AzuriteCalciteChalcopyriteChrysocollaCopperErythriteGalenaGoldMalachiteQuartzSchorlSideriteSilverSphaleriteThoriteTourmaline

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Prichard Formation-Quartzite — Diorite, Quartzite
Associated rock
Purcell Sill-Diorite — Diorite
Orebody form
LENS, STRINGERS
Ore minerals
ChalcopyriteErythriteGalenaGoldSphaleriteThorite
Gangue minerals
CalciteQuartzSchorlSideriteTourmaline
Structure

Vein On Sill - Quartzite Contact

Ore control

Fissure

Alteration

Epidote

Mining history

Status
Prospect
Operation type
Underground
Workings
Underground
Discovered
1955

Records and references

Cited references

Kiilsgaard, Thor. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 85, 31 P.Le Moine, Denis, 1960, Geology Of Thorite Deposits Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, In Study Of Two Thorite Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 122, P. 15 - 22.Powers, Harold A., 1955, Golden Septure: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report.Le Moine, D., 1959 , Thorite Deposits And General Geology Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 68 P.5) Weis, P.L., And Others, 1958 , Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana, 1952 - 1955 : USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.6) Staatz, M.H., And Others, 1974 , Distribution And Occurrence Of Rare Earths In The Thorium Veins Of Hall Mountain, Idaho: USGS Jour. Research, V. 2 , No. 6 , P. 677 - 6835) Weis, P. L., And Others, 1958 , Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana 1952 - 1955 : USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.1951 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 85A.E.C. Inspected Property1958 Recon P. L. Weis And Others, Bulletin 1074-B1960 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 1221974 Compile M.H. Staatz And Others, Jour. Research, V. 2 , No. 6Soper, 1918, Mining And Science Press V 116, P 126Powers, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., 1955 (& 1956), Open - File Summary Report.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10069824view the source record

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