Paragon Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Paragon Mine | Mine |
Summit Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 36' 18'' North , 115° 44' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mullan | 675 (2017) | 15.8km |
Wallace | 761 (2017) | 20.4km |
Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 22.6km |
Belknap | 158 (2011) | 25.4km |
Trout Creek | 242 (2011) | 27.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
45804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45804:2
GUID (UUID V4):
27d25097-f9c8-4f93-a2a9-9d3bf148e691
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Upper Paragaon Mine
Located in the upper reaches of Paragon Creek (Paragon Gulch) approximately 5.9 miles (9.5 kilometers) south southeast of Murray, Idaho.
Commodities (Major): Lead, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit(s): Prichard Formation (upper and lower)
Host Rock(s): Argillite, Quartzite
Structure(s): Minor shear and faulting
Alteration(s): Oxidation
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10217869 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Montana
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