Description
U. S. Geol. Survey
Commodities
TertiaryManganese, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlShear Zone Contact Between Challis Volcanics And Yellowjacket Form.
Materials
Ore mineralsRhabdophane
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Rhyolite · Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite, Schist, Calcareous Rock
Associated rockRhyolite · Challis Volcanics-Rhyolite;Idaho Batholith-Granitic Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10070868
MRDS IDW013987
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.90018, -115.27986
References
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P1966 GEOCHEM1971 DIREXPL YELLOW HILLS MINING CO., USGS BULL. 13041973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.