| Deposit ID | 10071074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014283 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370524 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chalspar No. 2 Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.37202, 44.47819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MI SW OF CHALLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bayhorse(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 | 018E | 05 | SE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES ACROSS FISSURE - BRECCIA ZONE RANGE FROM 57.1 - 67.1% CAF2. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Ramshorn Conglomerate | ||||||
| Rock description | Ramshorn Conglomerate | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Bayhorse Dolomite |
| Rock description | Bayhorse Dolomite; |
| (1) | Sedimentary rocks (Ordovician and Cambrian). |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | W. Flank Of Bayhorse Anticline |
| Strike | N 20 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | SW |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Bayhorse District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014283 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1174 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370524 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1954, A Preliminary Report On The Fluorspar Mineralization Near Challis, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 101., 13 P
1954 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 10
IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Challis Quad, 1982, Mitchell
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.