Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCorundum
TertiaryGemstone, REE, Garnet, Zirconium, Titanium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlVein In Fissure Zone Between Granite And Schist (Corundum Locus)
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Corundum, Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Platinum, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel,Schist · Gneiss, Schist;Alluvium-Gravel
Associated rockGranite · Granite;Dike-Basaltic Tuff
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10079112
MRDS IDW028018
Alternate namesRuby, Boise
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.93657, -116.16878
References
Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1951 , Note On The Occurrence Of Corundum In Idaho: American Mineralogist, V. 36 , No. 9 - 10 , P. 776 - 778 .Bell, R. N., 1907 , Sapphires In Idaho: The Mining World, V. 26 , P. 449 .Bell, R. N., 1907 , Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906 , 172 P.Bell, R. N., 1913 , Fourteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1912 , 190 P.Bell, R. N., 1914 , Fifteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1913 , 225 P.Bell, R. N., 1905 , Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1904 , 139 P.Shannon, E. V., 1926 , The Minerals Of Idaho: U.S. National Museum Bulletin 131 , P. 46 .