Idaho · Latah County
Past Producer

Muscovite Mine

Latah County, Idaho, United States
MicaBerylliumUranium
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Description

Woody and Lamb

Commodities
PrimaryMica, Beryllium
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPEGMATITE, LENS, TABULAR, PIPELIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Muscovite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockMica Schist,Pegmatite · Belt Supergroup
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1888
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10290309
MRDS IDM060826
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.88956, -116.57933
References
ANDERSON, A.L., MICA DEPOSITS OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMP. 14, P.8, 1923HUBBARD, C.R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGYSTERRETT, D.B., MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES U.S.G.S. BULL. 740, P. 89, 1923.CHOATE, R., 1959, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT, 3 P.STOLL, W.D., MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 229, P.37, 1950.BRYANT, B.L., 1939, CONCENTRATION OF LATAH COUNTY BERYL: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 15 P.1923 RECON D.B. STERRETT, BULL. 7401925 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 141942 GEOLMAP L.R. PAGE, DETAILED SURVEY1943 GEOLMAP W.C. STOLL, PROF. PAPER 2291957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 21959 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.PATTEE, E.C., RONALD M. VAN NOY, AND ROBERT D. WELDIN, BERYL RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON USBM RI 7148, P. 28-39, 1968.RANEY, RUSSELL G., MUSCOVITE MINE, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO. MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT (BERYLLIUM) CONFIDENTIAL UNPUBLISHED REPORT, MAY, 1983.U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 229. P. 36-49, 1950.STOLL. W.D., MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 229, P. 46-48, 1950.FINAL REPORT, MUSCOVITE MINE (MICA) D.M.E.A. DOCKET NUMBER 2607, LATAH CO., IDAHO (CONFIDENTIAL).STOLL, W.D., MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 229, P.46-48, 1950.USBM RI 7148, P. 38, 1968.