Morning Star Mine, Silver Creek Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Morning Star Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Silver Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Snohomish County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 57' North , 121° 26' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Darrington Rock & Gem Club | Darrington, Washington | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
15532
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15532:1
GUID (UUID V4):
37aecd21-8223-4c65-b65e-b6a6356dc660
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Morning Star Claim; Lucky Boy Claim; Queen Claim; Nettie K Claim; Job Claim
A small lead mine near the head of Silver Creek. It was developed by 140' of adits. The ore occurred in several small shear zones.
Note: Was listed in Minerals of Washington as "unknown mine tailings", was later corrected to Morning Star Mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Habit: brilliant crystals to .3" |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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