The Rainbow Claim is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.1061, -114.52500
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Rainbow Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow Claim
Secondary: Crags
Secondary: Cathedral Rock
Commodity
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: O. J. Westfall And B. B. King
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED GRAINS, CRYSTALLINE MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 RANDOM CHEP SAMPLE 3.05% BEO, ANOTHERCHIP SAMPLE 0.004% BEO
Analytical Data: LESS THAN 0.2% AQUAMARINE
Analytical Data: BERYL CRYSTALS FROM 0.5-2.0 INCHES IN DIAMETER
Materials
Ore: Aquamarine
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Location): Ridge Between Headwaters Of Yellowjacket And Big Deer Creeks, Plotted At Discovery Pit, Plotted At Discovery Pit
Comment (Development): 1 Unpatented Claim
Comment (Deposit): A Large Concentration Of Aquamarine Occurs In The Area; It Trends N 60 Deg E, Is 50 - 250 Ft Wide, And Is 2400 Ft Long; Description Above For Pegmatite At Discovery Pit
Comment (Workings): 1 Discovery Pit
Comment (Geology): Mineralized Zone Extends Across Cathedral Rock; Hr.Age.Mv: Pegmatite; Cret - Quartz Monzonite ; Cret - Quartz Monzonite
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Joints
References
Reference (Deposit): Pattee, E. C., And Others, 1968, Beryllium Resources Of Idaho, Washington, Montana, And Oregon: USBM Rept. Inv. 7148, 169 P
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