Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryREE, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Monazite
GangueActinolite, Barite, Calcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Schist · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071698
MRDS IDW015221
Alternate namesSimplot Monazite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.43568, -114.24533
References
Weis, P. L., And Others, 1958, Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana 1952 - 1955: USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.King, R. U., 1964, Mineral Resource - Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 133 - 138.