Bullfrog group, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bullfrog group | Prospect |
Hunter Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 34'' North , 115° 42' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mullan | 675 (2017) | 7.9km |
Wallace | 761 (2017) | 16.6km |
Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 21.5km |
Belknap | 158 (2011) | 28.5km |
Thompson Falls | 1,332 (2017) | 29.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bull Frog Silver Lead Mining Co.; Bullfrog Silver Lead Mining Co.; Bullfrog claim; Bullfrog 2-4 claims [inclusive]; Buddy claim
Located on Little North Fork of South Fork Coeur d'Alene River approximately 5.0 miles (8.0 kilometers) northeast of Mullan, Idaho. All claims were patented.
Commodities (Tertiary): Lead, Silver, Gold
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit(s): Burke Formation, Prichard Formation
Host Rock(s): Quartzite
Structure(s): Imperial Fault, Champion Fault
Alteration(s): Oxidation
Deposit Type(s): Fissure Veins
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Workings included three tunnels of approximately 700 lineal feet total. Several open cuts and pits were noted in Idaho Mine Inspector's reports.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0334.
[WL0334_001.pdf] |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0334.
[WL0334_001.pdf] |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0334.
[WL0334_001.pdf] |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0334.
[WL0334_001.pdf] |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0334.
[WL0334_001.pdf] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)State of Idaho, 1931, 32nd Annual Report of Mining Industry of Idaho for 1930.
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10010258 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10221264 |
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