Mine detail: City of Rocks Mine

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Location

Lat / long:

42.04741, -113.73557

Resource(B)

Primary:	Feldspar, Uranium
Tertiary:	Beryllium, Thorium
Ore:	Pegmatite
Gangue:	Garnet, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated rock:	Cassia Batholith-Granite
Associated type:	Granite

References

MRDS	W013172
MAS	160310088
DEP	10070320
Reference	{Deposit:: Lesure, F. G., 1964, Mica And Associated Pegmatite Minerals, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Rept. No. 1, P. 129.}{Deposit:: Minobras, 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals, P. 30.}{Deposit:: Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1951, A Reconnaissance Of Some Idaho Feldspar Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 91, P. 16.}
Reporter	Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)