Commodities
PrimaryREE
SecondaryThorium
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Titanium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPOCKETS, SMALL BLEBS, SCATTERED PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite, Chalcopyrite, Ilmenite, Monazite
GangueActinolite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Iron, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphene
Geology
Host rockMarble,Mica Schist,Gneiss · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockRhyolite · Dike-Rhyolite
StructureBox Work
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10096362
MRDS IDW015188
Alternate namesRoberts' Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.4144, -114.2186
References
Abbott, A. T., 1954, Monazite Deposits In Calcareous Rocks, Northern Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 99, 24 P.Anderson, A. L., 1958, Uranium, Thorium, Columbium, And Rare Earth Deposits In The Salmon Region, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 115, 81 P.Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 64 P.1954 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 991958 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 115