White Quartz Nos. 1, 2, and 3

Occurrence in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Limestone, General

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10022895
MRDS ID	FS00404
MAS/MILS ID	0160070035
Record type	Site
Current site name	White Quartz Nos. 1, 2, and 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-111.59141, 42.42432 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bear Lake(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Idaho	Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	011S	042E	31	NWNWSE	Idaho

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Limestone, General	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Calcite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	FS MIN EXAM 1963 PLUMB

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-111.59141, 42.42432	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Land status

Ownership category	National Forest
Area name	Cache National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	FS00404
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	PR_138	http://www.idahogeology.org/
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160070035	data consolidated into this record

Bibliographic references

Deposit

V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 163.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-1976	Meier, M. Lorrie	U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter	03-NOV-1983	Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.