Biotite from Idaho, USA


USA
Idaho Blaine County Little Wood River Mining District (Muldoon Mining District) Garfield Canyon ⓘ Eagle Bird Mine (Viking Mines Inc.; Watkins Tunnel; Garfield Mine)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Boise County Boise Basin Mining District Grimes Pass Mining District ⓘ Cumo Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Redfish Lake area Unorganized District ⓘ Payette placer	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Toxaway Lake Area ⓘ Inama Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Bonner County Clark Fork Mining District ⓘ Dougherty Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Bonneville County ⓘ Mount Pisgah Mining District	Econ Geol (1984) 79:748-754
ⓘ Caribou Mountain prospect	Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Boundary County ⓘ Porthill Mining District	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Caribou County Soda Springs Area ⓘ Diamond Creek Proposed Mine	USGS Open File report 2010-5220
Clearwater County Orofino Mining District ⓘ Orofino Creek Anthophyllite occurrence	Hietanen, Anna, 1959, Kyanite-Garnet Gedritite near Orofino, Idaho, American Mineralogist, 44: 539-564.
Weippe Mining District (Musselshell Mining District) Weippe ⓘ Heywood Creek prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Custer County Bay Horse Mining District Challis ⓘ Thompson Creek Mine (Tungsten Jim Mine; Salmon River Scheelite Mine)	USGS OFR 2000 - OF-00-239
Robinson Bar Mining District ⓘ Centauras Workings Placer	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ The Great Centennial Placer	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Stanley Basin Mining District ⓘ Enterprise Prospects	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Elmore County Glenns Ferry Area ⓘ Diatomite Deposit (MRDS - 10070134)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
King Hill Area ⓘ Diatomite Deposit (MRDS - 10089070)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Roaring River Mining District ⓘ Rinebold Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Idaho County ⓘ Beaver Ridge Prospect (Aniti; Mother Lode)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Dixie Mining District ⓘ Boise Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Dixie Comstock Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Gaines Bar (Rhett Creek Placer; Billie Placer)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Painter Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Goldfield Group	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Hilltop Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Little Green Gem No. 7 Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Maggie Creek Mining District ⓘ Kamiah Asbestos Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Salmon River - Nixon Creek Area Salmon River Breaks ⓘ Nixon Bar (Brown Bear Placer)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Salmon River - Smith Gulch Area ⓘ Smith Gulch Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area ⓘ Burnt Stump Group and Alta Group Lodes	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Gold Dust Sonny Placer	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Moore Bar (Slide Creek Placer Claim)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Rattlesnake Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Salmon River Breaks ⓘ Allison Ranch Placer	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Bargamin Bar Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Big Mallard Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Cory Bar Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Elkhorn Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Lantz Bar Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Yellow Pine Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Salmon River Mining District ⓘ Groundhog Bar Placer (Fall Creek Bar Placer)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Salmon River Breaks ⓘ Bear Creek Bar Placer (Bear Bar)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Smothers Fluorspar Prospect (Big Squaw Creek Fluorite; Big Squaw Creek Fluorite; Nousson Mine; Brown Cub 1 and 2 and Green Spar Claims)	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Tenmile Mining District ⓘ Lone Pine Mine (Harmon - Morrow)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Woodrat Mountain Mining District ⓘ Woodrat Mountain Kyanite Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Kootenai County Beauty Bay Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District) ⓘ Johnny Mack Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Latah County Avon Mining District (Mica Mountain Mining District) ⓘ Lucky Jim Prospect (J. H. Nesbitt)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Morning Star Claims	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Muscovite Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Steelsmith Mine (Levi Anderson; Olson-Vennigerholz)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Feather Creek Area ⓘ Feather Creek Prospect (Peacock Mine; Olson Prospect)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Hoodoo Mountains Hoodoo Mining District ⓘ Mizpah Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Lemhi County Blackbird Mining District ⓘ Allanite Occurrence (Toolson)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Blackbird mine complex ⓘ Blackbird Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Blacktail pit	Bookstrom, A.A., Johnson, C.A., Landis, G.P., and Frost, T.P. (2007), In: O'Neill, J.M. (ed.): Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana - Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004–2007. USGS Open-File Report 07-1280, pp. 11-20
ⓘ Brown Bear Mine (Brown Bear Shaft)	Bookstrom, A.A., Johnson, C.A., Landis, G.P., and Frost, T.P. (2007), In: O'Neill, J.M. (ed.): Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana - Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004–2007. USGS Open-File Report 07-1280, pp. 11-20
ⓘ Calera Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Chicago Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Merle ore zone	Bookstrom, A.A., Johnson, C.A., Landis, G.P., and Frost, T.P. (2007), In: O'Neill, J.M. (ed.): Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana - Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004–2007. USGS Open-File Report 07-1280, pp. 11-20
ⓘ New Hawkeye Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Northfield Prospect (Stevenson Prospect)	Bookstrom, A.A., Johnson, C.A., Landis, G.P., and Frost, T.P. (2007), In: O'Neill, J.M. (ed.): Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana - Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004–2007. USGS Open-File Report 07-1280, pp. 11-20
ⓘ St Joe Prospect	Bookstrom, A.A., Johnson, C.A., Landis, G.P., and Frost, T.P. (2007), In: O'Neill, J.M. (ed.): Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana - Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004–2007. USGS Open-File Report 07-1280, pp. 11-20
ⓘ Sunshine Prospect (Sunshine Mine; Sunshine ore zone; Ram ore zone)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. USGS OFR 87-410
ⓘ Calus Mine	Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628
ⓘ Haynes-Stellite Mine (Cobalt Mine)	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
ⓘ Indian Creek Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Iron Creek deposit (Little No Name)	Zaronikola, Nina, Holley, Elizabeth A., Mathur, Ryan, Pace, Dan (2023) Copper Isotopes and Constraints on the Ore Genesis Process of Cu-Co Ore Deposits at the Idaho Cobalt Belt, USA. Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111355 Holley, E.A., Zaronikola, N., Trouba, J., Pfaff, K., Thompson, J., Spiller, E., Anderson, C., Eggert, R. (2023) Cobalt mineralogy at the Iron Creek deposit, Idaho cobalt belt, USA: Implications for domestic critical mineral production. Geology, 51 (8) Geological Society of America. 773-778 doi:10.1130/g51160.1
ⓘ Rainbow Claim (Crags; Cathedral Rock)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Sweet Repose Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Tinker's Pride Prospect (IMI Property)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Togo claim	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Dump Creek ⓘ Last Chance prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Eldorado Mining District (Geertson Mining District) ⓘ Hungry Hill Mine (Jerry Hurley Property; Mountain View)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Eureka Mining District ⓘ Contact Claim Group (Diamond Creek Area; Bell)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Salmon ⓘ E-Dah-How claims (Leesburg U Inc.; Donna Lou; Skyline)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Sal Mountain ⓘ Pope-Shenon Mine	Dana 7:I:675.
Gibbonsville Mining District ⓘ Smith Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Last Chance Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Leadore Mining District Leadore ⓘ Kay Claims	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Lemhi Pass Mining District	USGS PP1049-A(Staatz,1979)
ⓘ Big Thor Nos. 1 and 2 Vein Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Black Bear Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ No. 31 Thorium Deposit	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
McDevitt Mining District ⓘ Buffalo Mine (Stenson S)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Idaho Thorium Showing No. 3 Occurrence	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Lone Star No. 2 Occurrence (Idaho Thorium Showing No. 1)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Lucky Horseshoe Claim Group	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Sparky Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Wonder Mine (Wonder Lodes Nos. 1 to 5 and Buckhorn Claims)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Mineral Hill Mining District ⓘ Big Lead Mine (Langal)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Monolith Group Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
North Fork - Shoup Mining District Sawlog Gulch ⓘ Twilight Claim (Sawlog group)	USGS Bull 988-H
Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area ⓘ Horse Creek Placers Nos. 1; 2; 3; 4 and Horse Bar	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Silver King Claims (Uncle Sam; Calera Mine)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Spring Mountain Mining District ⓘ Colorado Group	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Unorganized Mining District Deer Creek area ⓘ Twin Peaks Mine (Kapp; Spair Time Mine; Rattlesnake)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Wiley Evans - Reese Esker Claims	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Yellow Jacket Mining District ⓘ Parks Prospect	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Sawtooth Batholith	Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628 Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628 Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628 Rocks & Min. 70:246
Shoshone County ⓘ Angle Point	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Goat Mountain Mining District ⓘ Blackdome occurrence	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Lelande Mining District ⓘ Frisco Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Helena-Frisco Mine	Umpleby, Joseph B., Jones, E. L. Jr. (1923) Geology and ore deposits of Shoshone County, Idaho. Bulletin Vol. 732. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b732
ⓘ Hercules Mine	MRDS #10078354
ⓘ Union Mine	MRDS 10078419
ⓘ Moses Butte	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Placer Center Mining District ⓘ Success Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Sliderock Mining District ⓘ Freezeout Ridge	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
ⓘ Monumental Ridge Kyanite Deposit	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Mountain Mica occurrence	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Pegmatites	MRDS 10120350
St. Joe Mining District ⓘ Granite Peak prospects	Causey J.D., Marks L.Y., 1993, Mineral Resource Investigation of the Mallard Larkins Study Area, Clearwater and Shoshone Counties, Idaho, Mineral Land Assessment Open File Report, USBM OFR MLA 3-93. Kauffman J.D., Bennett E.H., Mitchell V.E., 2003, Site Inspection Report for the Abandoned and Inactive Mines in Idaho on U.S. Forest Service Lands (Region 1), Idaho Panhandle National Forest: Volume VI: St. Joe River Drainage, IGS S 03-9.
ⓘ Trimmed Tree Hill	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Valley County Deadwood Mining District ⓘ Deadwood Mine	Mitchell, V.E. (2007) History of the Deadwood Mine, Valley County, Idaho. Idaho Geological Survey, Staff Report 07-2, 26 pages.
Smith Creek ⓘ Golden Cup Mine (Golden Coin Mine)	Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Smiths Ferry Area ⓘ Bowman Corundum Occurrence	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Washington County Cuddy Mountain Mining District ⓘ IXL Mine (Red Ledge)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Weiser Mining District ⓘ Diatomite Occurrence (MRDS - 10093747)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Weiser ⓘ Diatomite Mine (MRDS - 10070229)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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