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Pierce Divide Occurrence

Occurrence in Clearwater county in Idaho, United States with commodity Beryllium
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073375
MRDS ID W019428
Record type Site
Current site name Pierce Divide Occurrence
Related records 10241123

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.8449, 46.45237 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 3.6 MI SW OF PIERCE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearwater(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pierce(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Clearwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 036N 005E 16 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON STATE HIGHWAY 11

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 2 BERYL CRYSTALS 0.25 IN IN DIAMETER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinization

Analytical data

Result COMPOSITE SAMPLE OF STRINGERS CONTAINED 0.003 % BEO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Altered Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Altered Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.8449, 46.45237
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pierce City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968 , BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: U. S. BUR MINES REPT. INV. 7148 , P. 59 - 60

  • Deposit

    1960 GEOCHEM U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 714

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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