Sunset Mine (Leadville Mine), Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
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Sunset Mine (Leadville Mine) | Mine |
Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District) | Mining District |
Lemhi County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 42' 23'' North , 113° 18' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Leadore | 102 (2017) | 5.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
140973
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140973:7
GUID (UUID V4):
39dc9145-cbf3-4be9-948b-d4a3e1fc2852
REF:Deposit:: UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, P. 115 - 118.
Deposit:: BELL, R. N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906
Deposit:: BELL, R. N., 1908, NINTH ANNUA
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Gold; (Trace) - Zinc, Antimony, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Belt Supergroup-Micaceous Quartzite Argillite, Granite Porphyry Dikes
Host Rock: Limestone
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Antimony Formula: Sb |
ⓘ Arsenic Formula: As |
ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
ⓘ | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenic | As |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Antimony | Sb |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10105783 |
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