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Fluorspar Property

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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256866
MRDS ID W014464
MAS/MILS ID 0160590521
Record type Site
Current site name Fluorspar Property
Alternate or previous names N.E. Fluorspar
Related records 10071204

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.52313, 44.86208 (WGS84)
Elevation 1884
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Boise 018 N 016 E 28 SE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.52313, 44.86208
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 BLEACHING
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

Mining district

District name Gravel Range District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON 1954 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 98, P 33

  • Deposit

    COX 1954 USGS BULL 1015-A 21 P FLSPR DEPS NEAR MEYERS COVE

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON 1943 ID BUR MINES & GEOL PAMPH 62 20 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1-77 THE MINERALIZED ZONE CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS LENSES OF FLU IN SILICIFIED RHYOLITE FLOWS & TUFFS ALONG A COMPLEXLY FRACT ZONE. INDIVIDUAL LENSES RANGE FROM ABOUT 1 M TO 15 M IN LEN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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