Hilarity Silver and Lead Mine, Pine Creek Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hilarity Silver and Lead Mine | Mine |
Pine Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 28' 22'' North , 116° 12' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1886
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wardner | 186 (2017) | 7.6km |
Pinehurst | 1,580 (2017) | 7.8km |
Smelterville | 603 (2017) | 7.9km |
Kellogg | 2,069 (2017) | 9.6km |
Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 15.8km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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North Idaho Mineral Club | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
139380
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:139380:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b1b93bd9-b014-42a8-b9ad-d05f560c70ef
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hilarity Mine; New Hilarity Mine; Epic Ag; Hilarity Group; Signal Silver Gold; New Hilarity group
Located in the mouth of Denver Creek, a tributary of East Fork Pine Creek, approximately 4.8 miles (7.7 kilometers SSE of Pinehurst, Idaho.
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead, Zinc; (Trace) - Copper, Zinc, Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation
Host Rock: Shale, Quartzite, Argillite
Structure(s): Placer Creek Fault, Yreka Shear Zone
Alteration(s): Oxidation
Deposit Type: Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10073429 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10144993 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
USA
- Idaho
- Coeur d'Alene Mining DistrictMining District
- Yreka Mining DistrictMining District
- Montana
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