| Deposit ID | 10070972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014136 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370256 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lamb Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.76483, 44.45988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 1 MI SE OF MT. JORDAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Jordan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 013N | 014E | 13 | Idaho |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | A 4 FT SAMPLE ACROSS A VEIN ASSAYED AT 39.4 % CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | A HIGH VALUE OF 0.08 % BEO WAS OBTAINED |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Andesites, Rhyolites |
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Andesites, Rhyolites |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -114.76483, 44.45988 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault And Fracture Zones; Brecciation |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Width | 182.88M |
| General form | TABULAR, SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 64N |
| Thickness | 90M |
| Length | 1610M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Discoverer | Van Lamb |
| District name | Yankee Fork District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Van Lamb |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Stanley, Idaho |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014136 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1004 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370256 | data consolidated into this record |
Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 126, 120 P
Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 83, 1949, P. 89-90.
U.S. Geological Survey Prof. Paper 933, 1976, P. 36-37.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 493, P. 221.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 12-76 Fluorite Veins On the Lamb Property Are Thin and Irreg and Do Not Constitute A Major Fluorite Occurrance. Resource Potential Is Poor. 12-76 the Fluorite Veins Contained Trace Amts of Beryllium ( 1962, P 90). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 05-NOV-1992 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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