Description
Herman Centauras
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryGarnet, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, REE, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBuried Stream Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsBrannerite, Euxenite, Garnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Sphene, Zircon
GangueAugite, Biotite, Hornblende
Geology
Host rockGravel · Alluvium-Gravels
StructureIdaho Batholith
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10089182
MRDS IDW014172
Alternate namesCentauras Placer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.25629, -114.69063
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.VANNOY & OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.467, PL.3, NO.14CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, P. 104