| Deposit ID | 10070760 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013839 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160390635 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Glens Peak Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.01263, 43.94739 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Relative position | 12 MI NE OF ATLANTA, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Everly(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Payette(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 | 12,14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aquamarine | Ore |
| Beryl | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.002-0.005% BEO IN THE COUNTRY ROCK. 0.13% OF PEGMATITE SURFACE IS AQUAMARINE. 1 PEGMATITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.28% BEO |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Sawtooth Batholith-Granite;Dike-Pegmatite |
| Rock description | Sawtooth Batholith-Granite;Dike-Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | Challis intrusive rocks. |
|---|
| Strike | N 42 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.05M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Glens Peak Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013839 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_787 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160390635 | 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.
Reid, R. R., And Choate, R., 1960, Prospecting For Beryllium In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Inf. Circ. 7, 18 P.
WFOC Mineral Property File No. 0160150072.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.