Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFaults And Breccia Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueChalcedony, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Basalt, Rhyolite Dikes
StructureIdaho Batholith, Fault With Attitude N 29 Deg E, 84 Deg Nw; Slickensides Plunging 18 Deg Sw On N Wall Of Vein
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration, Iron-Oxide Stains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10089180
MRDS IDW014166
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.24988, -114.85673
References
Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 120 P.Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 648 P.1962 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 1261974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open-File Rept.Direxpl Alcoa, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545e, P. 437, Pl. 3, No. 41Shawe & Others 1976 USGS Prof Paper 933 P 36-37Choate, Raoul, 1962, Idaho Bur Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 126, P. 82Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS O.F. Rept., P. 594.