Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryQuartz, Clay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formNARROW STRINGERS TO MASSIVE QUARTZ BODIES, LINEAR
Ore controlBroad Zone Of Fracturing
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Pre Belt-Biotite Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Gneissic Quartz Monzonite
StructureBrecciation
AlterationIron - Oxide Stains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10071476
MRDS IDW014891
Alternate namesNoussan Mine, Smothers Property, Sunnyside, Smothers Fluorspar Prospect\n\n
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.47908, -114.96926
References
Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972; Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 30 - 31943 Recon C. P. Ross, Bulletin 1353-C1943 Recon USBM, USGS Bulletin 1353-C1957 Other Defense Minerals Exploration Administration1970 Recon P. L. Weis And Others, Bulletin 1353-C1968 Geolmap Weis & Schmitt1968 Geophys Davis, W. E. Aeromagnetic SurveyCater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 PWFOC Mineral Property File 0160850177