Moon Creek group, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Moon Creek group | Occurrence |
Evolution Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 32' 55'' North , 116° 2' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 5.7km |
Kellogg | 2,069 (2017) | 5.9km |
Wardner | 186 (2017) | 7.5km |
Smelterville | 603 (2017) | 10.5km |
Wallace | 761 (2017) | 11.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
139201
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:139201:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a59e0d9b-e1e2-4e42-985b-d913436c1074
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Moon Creek occurrence
According to 1913 to 1924 Idaho State Mine reports this property (property SP0127) consisted of 1,100 lineal feet of tunnel, 30 feet of vertical shaft, and 300 feet of incline shaft. Facilities included water flume, blacksmith shop, compressor house, and bunk house.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Prichard
Host Rock: Argillite
Structure: Faulting
Alteration: unknown
Deposit Type:
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ 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 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10009914 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Idaho
- Coeur d'Alene Mining DistrictMining District
- Montana
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