Blue Star Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Blue Star Mine | Mine |
Chewelah Mining District | Mining District |
Stevens County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 18' 21'' North , 117° 39' 43'' West
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 23km |
Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club | Oldtown, Idaho | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
15848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15848:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3a8dd0f8-ef11-46ba-9211-555058c6f2dc
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Eagle Mine; Redwood Mine; Chewelah Eagle Mine
A silver-lead-copper mine east of Chewelah north of Thomason Creek. The ore occurred as irregular veins and chimneys in the limestone near a granite contact. Development consisted of a main adit with 3000' of workings and a 217' deep shaft. It produced ore from 1890-1935 containing a reported 88,000 lbs Pb and 2000 oz Ag.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
15 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 References: |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: an important gange mineral |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Habit: massive; crystals to .25" in idameter Colour: dark gray References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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