Toughnut Mine, Beaver Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Toughnut Mine | Mine |
Beaver Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 34' 15'' North , 115° 51' 36'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tough Nut
Located on the south slope of the upper reaches of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Coeur d'Alene River, approximately 3.8 miles (6.1 kilometers) south of Murray, Idaho.
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation
Host Rock: Quartzite, Argillite
Structure(s): Local Faulting
Alteration(s): Unknown
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
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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:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956, GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO, USGS BULLETIN 1027-P, PL. 57.
Hustedde G.S., Strowd W.B., Bennett E.H., Mitchell V.E., 1981, Mines and Prospects of the Wallace Quadrangle, Idaho, Mines and Prospects Maps (MPM): MPM-20.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078376 |
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