The Blue Gem Claims Prospect is a beryllium mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,501 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: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 43.94028, -114.97639
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Blue Gem Claims Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Gem Claims Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Rock Creek 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
Owner Name: Kenneth Liddiard And Others
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn-Oxide Stain
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A GRAIN MEASUREMENT EST. OF 400 SQ FT INDICATED A 0.3 % AQUAMARINE CONTENT
Analytical Data: AQUAMARINE IS MASSIVE BUT INDIVIDUAL CRYSTALS WERE 1.3 IN. LONG, 0.3 IN. WIDE
Analytical Data: PEGMATITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 6.7% BEO
Analytical Data: A GRAIN MEASUREMENT EST. OF 400 SQ FT INDICATED A 0.3 % AQUAMARINE CONTENT
Materials
Ore: Aquamarine
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Plagioclase
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Orthoclase
Comments
Comment (Development): 5 Claims
Comment (Deposit): 2 Concentrations Of Aquamarine, 1 Described Above Occurs In And Around Pegmatite; 2nd Concentration Occurs As Fracture Fillings And Disseminations And Is 100 Ft Long, 50 Ft Wide, And 20 Ft Deep , 1 Described Above Occurs In And Around Pegmatite; 2nd Concentration Occurs As Fracture Fillings And Disseminations And Is 100 Ft Long, 50 Ft Wide, And 20 Ft Deep
Comment (Location): Adjoins Blue Crystal Group At Ne End; Sw Slope Of Ridge Nw From Flytrap Lake; Sw Slope Of Ridge Nw From Flytrap Lake Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): Pattee, E.C., And Others, 1968 , Beryllium Resources Of Idaho, Washington, Montana, And Oregon: USBM Rept. Inv. 7148, 169 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 Other T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319-
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