Whale Mine (Mulcahy), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USAi
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Whale Mine (Mulcahy) | Mine |
Yankee Fork Mining District | Mining District |
Custer County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 26' 50'' North , 114° 44' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
141960
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:141960:6
GUID (UUID V4):
17269bdf-2b19-4165-ac1d-909f16fbf067
REF:Deposit:: ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, SILVER - GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH. 83, 37 P
Deposit:: 1949 RECON IDA. BUR. MINES AND GEOL. PAMPH. 8
Production:: ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, IDA. BUR
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Andesite, Tuff
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071066 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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