The Blue Crystal Prospect is a beryllium mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,501 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: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 43.9344, -114.99720
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Blue Crystal Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Crystal Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Snowyside Peak Area
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: T. W. And D. J. Vargarson And Kenneth Liddiard
Home Office: Idaho
Years: 1960 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1960
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 2ND SAMPLE HAD 200 PPM BE ( 0.05 % BEO )
Analytical Data: 7,000 PPM BE ( 1.94 % BEO ) IN ONE SAMPLE TAKEN ACROSS 6 - IN. WIDTH OF LENS
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 3 Claims
Comment (Location): Adjoins Blue Gem Claim. Se Of Glens Peak Along E Side Of Camp Lake Near Head Of Flytrip Creek. Claims Are Southeast Of Glens Peak Along The East Side Of Camp Lake Near The Head Of Flytrip Creek. Sample Taken Across A 6-Inch Width Of The Lens Contained 7000 Ppm Beryllium.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p., P. D107; also on plate 2.
Reference (Deposit): WFOC Mineral Property File No. 0160150072.
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981 Hailey Quad
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