Cyanite Occurrence

Occurrence in Cassia county in Idaho, United States with commodity Kyanite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090087
MRDS ID W013245
Record type Site
Current site name Cyanite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.54667, 42.48711 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Relative position 14 MI WSW OF BURLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Albion(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 011S 025E 09 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • AT N. END OF ALBION RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kyanite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Phlogopite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Harrison Series-Garnetiferous Schist
    Rock description Harrison Series-Garnetiferous Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.54667, 42.48711

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Declo Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CASSIA COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14, 169 P

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.