Sun Valley Mine (Bonnie and Barium Sulphate claims), Hailey, Wood River Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Sun Valley Mine (Bonnie and Barium Sulphate claims) | Mine |
Hailey | - not defined - |
Wood River Mining District | Mining District |
Blaine County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 32' 55'' North , 114° 29' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hailey | 8,134 (2017) | 14.4km |
Ketchum | 2,728 (2017) | 17.8km |
Sun Valley | 1,422 (2017) | 19.9km |
Bellevue | 2,300 (2017) | 20.8km |
Fairfield | 389 (2017) | 33.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
64628
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64628:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0db8b4d0-3272-4504-a660-b2d483775ce2
Ref.: Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 80 (Table 9), 96-97; Kiilsgaard, T.H. (1950), Geology and ore deposits of the Triumph-Parker mine mineral belt, in Anderson, A.L., and others, Detailed geology of certain areas in the Mineral Hill and Warm Springs mining districts, Blaine County, Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 90: 60.
A baryte mine located in sec. 31, T.3N., R.17E., near Hailey. The deposit is on a ridge between Ajax Creek and the North fork of Deer Creek.
Baryte occurs in lenticular masses in the Wood River formation of Pennsylvanian age. The attitude of the barite follows the regional structural trend which strikes about N.50ºW. and dips 50ºSW. This trend is locally distorted by faults, one of which apparently forms the NE boundary of the deposit. The exposed area of the deposit is about 2,000 feet by 200 feet.
The baryte seems to be a replacement of sandstone, argillite, and limestone. Silicification has occurred in the rocks near the faults and fractures. The best grade of ore is 84 to 88% baryte.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Bedded deposit; comprises 84-88% of ore. References: |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 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 |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Farmington-Selway DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
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