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Mica Slim Prospect

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071152
MRDS ID W014387
Record type Site
Current site name Mica Slim Prospect
Related records 10193155

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.85066, 44.09908 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position 11 3/4 MI W OF LOWMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grimes Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(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

Boise National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009N 005E 22 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Tertiary

Analytical data

Result MICA OF POOR QUALITY

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Pegmatites;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
    Rock description Pegmatites;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.85066, 44.09908
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith

Ore body information

  • Length 4.57M
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Amos Mc Donald

Mining district

District name Unorganized District; Grimes Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 4.57M
    Overall width 1.83M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 OPEN CUT

Comments on development

  • 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LESURE, F. G., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - MICA AND ASSOCIATED PEGMATITE MINERALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 123 - 133

  • Deposit

    STOLL, W. C., 1950, MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 229, 64 P.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, P. 16 - 17.

  • Deposit

    1950 RECON W. C. STOLL, PROF. PAPER 229

  • Deposit

    1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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