| Deposit ID | 10070320 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013172 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160310088 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | City of Rocks Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.73557, 42.04741 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 6 MI. S.W. OF ALMO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cassia(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Almo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oakley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Raft(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
City of Rocks National Reserve(National Reserve)
National Reserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Cassia |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 016S | 023E | 14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pegmatite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Cassia Batholith-Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Cassia Batholith-Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -113.73557, 42.04741 |
|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 DEG W |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 91.44M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Almo Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013172 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PO__69 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160310088 | data consolidated into this record |
Lesure, F. G., 1964, Mica And Associated Pegmatite Minerals, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Rept. No. 1, P. 129.
Minobras, 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals, P. 30.
Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1951, A Reconnaissance Of Some Idaho Feldspar Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 91, P. 16.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.