Idaho · Latah County
Past Producer

Steel Smith Mica Mine

Latah County, Idaho, United States
MicaBeryllium
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
SecondaryBeryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE, LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Muscovite
GangueBiotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Gneiss · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
StructureSteeply Dipping W Limb Of Anticline Of Great Width, Minor Folds Or Rolls In Lens Contacts; Schistosity Strikes N 30 Deg E, Dips 85 Deg Nw
AlterationAlbitization, Silicification, Muscovitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10072071
MRDS IDW015900
Alternate namesLevi Anderson
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.87516, -116.57133
References
STOLL, W. C., 1950, MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 229, 64 P.HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.ANDERSON, A. L., 1925, MICA DEPOSITS OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 14, 14 P.PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: US BUR MINES REPT. INV. 7148, P. 25, 39.5) REED, G. C., 1946 EXPLORATION OF THE AVON MICA DISTRICT, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: US BUR MINES REPT. INV. 3898, P. 16-17.1925 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 141943 DIREXPL US BUR MINES, REPT. INV. 38981943 RECON W. C. STOLL, PROF. PAPER 2291957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2. { STOLL, W. C., 1950, USGS PROF. PAPER 229, 64 P. { PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, US BUR MINES REPT. INV. 7148, P. 25.