The Heywood Creek Occurrence is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.4158, -115.84860
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Heywood Creek Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heywood Creek Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Pierce City District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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 Not 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
Type: L
Description: Zoning
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANDOM CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.001 % BEO
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Microcline
Gangue: Albite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): LARGEST CRYSTAL WAS 0.25 IN IN DIAMETER AND 0.5 IN LONG
Comment (Location): ON A LOGGING ROAD 0.5 MI N OF SPACE CR ROAD
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: DEEP OVERBURDEN
References
Reference (Deposit): PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968 , BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 7148 , P. 5
Reference (Deposit): 1960 GEOCHEM U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 714
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