Idaho · Lemhi County
Occurrence

Gage Prospect

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
Thorium
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Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, POCKETS, IRREGULAR MASSES, DISCONTINUOUS
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Lemhi Quartzite-Phyllitic Quartzite
StructureBroad Se-Trending Laramide Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingEdge Of Cratonic Shelf Or Hinge Belt
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071943
MRDS IDW015726
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.9525, -113.5728
References
ANDERSON, A. L. 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LEMHI QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 124, 111 P.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.1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1151961 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 124