Silver City Region, Silver City Region, Owyhee County, Idaho, USAi
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Silver City Region | Region |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 1' 2'' North , 116° 43' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
140509
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140509:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d99d800c-914e-4fbf-8bd4-d455fd0eead3
REF:Deposit:: PIPER, A. M., AND FRANCIS, L. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, ID: ID. BUR. OF MINE BULL. 11
Deposit:: ROSS, C. P., 1941, MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: ID. BUR. OF MINE GEOL. PAMPH. NO. 57. P. 15-16.
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Trace) - Zinc, Lead, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Cana Brava Complex
Structure: Idaho Batholith, Large Post-Mineral Faults
Host Rock: Rhyolite, Granodiorite, Basalt
Tectonic Structure: Idaho Batholith (Cenozoic Orogenic Belt)
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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 Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
β Miargyrite Formula: AgSbS2 |
β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
β | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
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 Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | β Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10069088 |
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