| Deposit ID | 10069789 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007475 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boehls Butte Kyanite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.86741, 46.87067 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clearwater(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bertha Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Headquarters(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower North Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)
Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| United States | Idaho | Clearwater |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Andalusite | Ore |
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Sillimanite | Ore |
| Result | 30% KYANITE AND ANDALUSITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Cordierite-Biotite Schiist And Gneiss;Prichard Formation-Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.86741, 46.87067 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007475 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HM__10 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ABBOTT, A. T., AND PRATER, L. S., 1954, THE GEOLOGY OF KYANITE, AND ALUSITE DEPOSITS, GOAT MOUNTAIN, IDAHO, AND PRELIMINARY BENEFICIATION TESTS ON THE ORE: IDAHO BUREAU MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 100.
HIETANEN, ANNA, 1956, KYANITE, ANDALUSITE, AND IN THE SCHIST IN BOEHLS BUTTE QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 41, P. 1 - 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEOLOGY OF DEPOSITS AND REGION IS UNDOUBTEDLY ADEQUATELY STUDIED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1959 | Espenshade, Gilbert H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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