Emerald Creek Garnet Area

Producer in Latah county in Idaho, United States with commodity Semiprecious Gemstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10168799
MAS/MILS ID 0160570124
Record type Site
Current site name Emerald Creek Garnet Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.48853, 47.00816 (WGS84)
Elevation 1060
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Latah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fernwood(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

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Latah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 042 N 001 W 08 C Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.48853, 47.00816

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner U.S. Forest Service
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF PRINCIPAL U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEMSTONE PRODUCERS IN 1993; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY SURVEYS, P. 23.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-AUG-1995 Longwill U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.