Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryThorium, Uranium, REE, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite
GangueBarite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10070418
MRDS IDW013346
Alternate namesLost Wife Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.28489, -113.93592
References
Anderson, A. L., 1958, Uranium, Thorium, Columbium, And Rare Earth Deposits In The Salmon Region, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 115, 81 P.Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P.Anderson, A. L., And Van Alstine, R. E., 1964, Mineral Resources - Fluorspar, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Special Report No. 1, P. 79 - 84.Staatz, M.H., et al, 1979, Principal Thorium Resources in the United States, USGS, Info. Circular 805, 42 p.