The Caribou Mountain Feldspar Occurrence is a feldspar mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 43.0986, -111.30780
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Caribou Mountain Feldspar Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Caribou Mountain Feldspar Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Zirconium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Mount Pisgah District
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: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Orthoclase
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Lesure, F. G., 1964 , Mineral Resources - Mica And Associated Pegmatite Minerals, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1 , P. 123 - 133
Reference (Deposit): Minobras, 1975 , Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras, 55 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No.
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospect Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 179
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