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Crystle No. 1 Lode

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071199
MRDS ID W014458
Record type Site
Current site name Crystle No. 1 Lode
Related records 10290459

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.50649, 44.8471 (WGS84)
Elevation 1722
Relative position 28 MI NW OF CHALLIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meyers Cove(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
018N 017E 31 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • N. SIDE FLUORSPAR GULCH, 2200 FT E. JCT. WITH CAMAS CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Casto Volcanics-Tuffs, Flows;Challis Volcanics
    Rock description Casto Volcanics-Tuffs, Flows;Challis Volcanics
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.50649, 44.8471
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 DEG E
    Dip 45 DEG W
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gravel Range District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 PITS, 200 FT. APART

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COX, D. C., 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS NEAR MEYERS COVE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1015-A, 21 P

  • Deposit

    1954 GEOLMAP COX, D. C., BULL. 1015-

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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