| Deposit ID | 10089408 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019490 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Idaho Garnet Abrasive Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Garnet Group |
| Related records | 10217692 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.32742, 47.00903 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 884 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11 MI NE OF BOVILL; 4.5 MI E OF FERNWOOD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clarkia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Joe(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 042N | 001E | 03 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Primary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Monazite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sillimanite | Gangue |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | UP TO 10 % GARNET IN THE GRAVELS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Sand And Gravel;Upper Wallace Form.-Garnetiferous Mica Schist |
| Rock description | Sand And Gravel;Upper Wallace Form.-Garnetiferous Mica Schist |
| (1) | -116.32742, 47.00903 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Camas Cove District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | St. Joe National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idaho Garnet Abrasive Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019490 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_384 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2 , P. 23
IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 1955 , OPEN - FILE REPT., 3 P.
MC DOWELL, G. A., 1952 , FIFTY - FOURTH ANN. REPT. OF MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1952 , P. 71
CLARK, A. L., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE CLARKIA AREA, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 53 - 55
1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPT.
1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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