Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryREE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueApatite, Goethite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Belt Supergroup
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10072013
MRDS IDW015820
Alternate namesSaddlerock
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.90739, -113.4742
References
Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bulletin 1351, 94 P., Table 2, P. 74, Plate 1.Staatz, M. H., And Others, 1972, Occurrence And Distribution Of Rare Earths In The Lemhi Pass Thorium Veins, Idaho And Montana: Econ. Geol., V. 67, No. 1, P. 72-82.Staatz, M.H., 1979, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Pass Thorium District, Idaho And Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Prof. Paper 1049-A, No. 93, Table 2, P. 437