| Deposit ID | 10072012 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015819 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Thor Nos. 1 and 2 Vein Prospect |
| Related records | 10266297 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4933, 44.8933 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2609 |
| Relative position | 7 MI NE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 018N | 025E | 16 | Idaho |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1 CHIP SAMPLE HAD 3.03% THO2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Lemhi Group. |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.09M |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lemhi Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015819 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU0118 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
STAATZ, M. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI COUNTY QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1351, 94 P
1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, M. H., BULL 135
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-07-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.