The Mt. Everly Beryl Occurrence is a beryllium mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 43.9669, -115.08390
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Mt. Everly Beryl Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mt. Everly Beryl Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Atlanta 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
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: VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Aquamarine
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Pegmatite Described Above; 1 Veinlet Was 9 Inches Wide And 0.75 Inch Thick; Largest Mass Of Aquamarine Was 2 Inches Long, 0.75 Inch Wide, And 0.5 Inch Thick
Comment (Location): 1.5 - 2.0 Mi N Of Queens River-Rock Creek Divide; Ridge Ne Mt. Everly; Location Approximate Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
References
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad
Reference (Deposit): 1968 Recon USBM Rept. Inv. 714
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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