Silver Rule Mine, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USAi
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Silver Rule Mine | Mine |
Bay Horse Mining District | Mining District |
Custer County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 10' 54'' North , 114° 34' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Challis | 1,043 (2017) | 45.0km |
Sun Valley | 1,422 (2017) | 56.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
140579
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140579:1
GUID (UUID V4):
7501c9e9-fa22-439a-b50a-1937c9c9f150
REF:Deposit:: ROSS, C. P., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAYHORSE REGION, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 877, 161 P.
Deposit:: TSCHANZ C M AND OTHERS USGS OFR 1974 PART TWO P 354-355
Deposit:: CHOATE RAOUL USGS BULL 877 P 148
Deposit:: VANNOY & OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.286, PL.3, NO.80
Deposit:: TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Zinc, Gold, Copper
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Idaho Batholith
Host Rock: Quartzite, Dolomite, Argillite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ 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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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | 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 | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071149 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Great Falls DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
USA
- Idaho
- Sawtooth National Recreation AreaProtected Area
- Sawtooth National ForestNational Forest
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