| Deposit ID | 10070759 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013838 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160390636 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Crystal Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.99813, 43.93429 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Relative position | 12 MI. NE OF ATLANTA, ID. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snowyside Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Elmore |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007N | 012E | 13 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 7,000 PPM BE ( 1.94 % BEO ) IN ONE SAMPLE TAKEN ACROSS 6 - IN. WIDTH OF LENS |
|---|---|
| Result | A 2ND SAMPLE HAD 200 PPM BE ( 0.05 % BEO ) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sawtooth Batholith-Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Sawtooth Batholith-Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.99813, 43.93429 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.13M |
| Width | 0.2M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Discoverer | T.W. Vargarson, D.J. Vargarson, K. Liddiard |
| District name | Snowyside Peak Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | T. W. And D. J. Vargarson And Kenneth Liddiard |
| Home office | Idaho |
| First year | 1960 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013838 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_790 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160390636 | data consolidated into this record |
Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p., P. D107; also on plate 2.
WFOC Mineral Property File No. 0160150072.
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981 Hailey Quad
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.