| Deposit ID | 10070910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014046 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aparejo Creek Fluorite Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.72034, 44.92628 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI SW OF MIDDLE FORK PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Aparejo Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 018N | 014E | 34 | SENESE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Casto Pluton-Quartz Monzonite, Pink Granite |
| Rock description | Casto Pluton-Quartz Monzonite, Pink Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.72034, 44.92628 |
|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Middle Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014046 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_855 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590242 | Data consolidated into this record. |
Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P
1973 Recon Cater, F. W., And Others, Bulletin 130
Exploration Pit In Fissure Vein Of Quartz, Calcite, And Blue-Green Fluorite Cutting Pink Tertiary Granite.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-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.