Idaho · Lemhi County
Occurrence

Fire Fly Claim

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
Copper
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Description

Jess Hutchinson, Tony Nardella, Clyde Goodwin

Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlCleavage In Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla
GangueLimonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Lemhi Quartzite-Phyllitic Quartzite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10071982
MRDS IDW015781
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.86269, -113.92671
References
SOREGAROLI, A. E., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE MCKIM CREEK AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 49