The Glens Peak Prospects is a beryllium mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,400 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 43.9475, -115.01170
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Glens Peak Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Glens Peak Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Glens 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.002-0.005% BEO IN THE COUNTRY ROCK. 0.13% OF PEGMATITE SURFACE IS AQUAMARINE. 1 PEGMATITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.28% BEO
Materials
Ore: Aquamarine
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Glens Peak, On The Ridge West Of The Peak, About 305 Meters Southeast Of The Trail From Spangle Lake To Ardeth Lake.
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): Reid, R. R., And Choate, R., 1960, Prospecting For Beryllium In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Inf. Circ. 7, 18 P.
Reference (Deposit): WFOC Mineral Property File No. 0160150072.
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