Blue Gem Claims

Prospect in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Beryllium, Semiprecious Gemstone
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143750
MAS/MILS ID 0160150072
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Gem Claims
Alternate or previous names Sawtooth Mountains Aquamarine, Glenns Peak, Sawtooth Primitive Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -114.99673, 43.96099 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snowyside Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(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

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 007 N 012 E 13 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Challis intrusive rocks.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Primitive Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.

  • Deposit

    P. D-108.

  • Deposit

    PATTEE, E.C., 1968, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 7148, P. 75.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSISTS OF FIVE BLUE GEM CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JAN-1989 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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