The Pierce Divide Occurrence is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.4525, -115.84390
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Pierce Divide Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pierce Divide Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Pierce City District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: COMPOSITE SAMPLE OF STRINGERS CONTAINED 0.003 % BEO
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Commodity): 2 BERYL CRYSTALS 0.25 IN IN DIAMETER
Comment (Location): ON STATE HIGHWAY 11
References
Reference (Deposit): 1960 GEOCHEM U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 714
Reference (Deposit): PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968 , BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: U. S. BUR MINES REPT. INV. 7148 , P. 59 - 60
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