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Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA

This county comprises a large part of the narrow portion of Idaho that extends northward to the U.S./Canada border. Form the summit of the Continental Divide on the east the county extends west halfway across the State. It lies in the greatly dissected platue region of the State, which is charicterized by deep valleys seperated by high, timbered divides.
The county is about 75 miles in greatest lenght from north to south. At the northern end it is only about 12 miles wide, but the eastern border travels southeastward , and along its southern border it is nearly 60 miles wide. Ore deposits were first discovered in 1878.




Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  • Acanthite
  • Actinolite
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
  • Almandine
  • Andalusite
  • Anglesite
  • Ankerite
  • Anthophyllite
  • 'Apatite'
  • Arsenopyrite
  • Aurichalcite
  • Azurite
  • Baryte
  • Beryl
  • Bindheimite
  • Biotite
  • Bornite
  • Boulangerite
  • Bournonite
  • Brochantite
  • Calcite
  • Caledonite
  • Cerussite
  • Cervantite
  • Chalcanthite
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chalcostibite ?
  • 'Chlorite Group'
  • Chrysoberyl
  • Chrysocolla
  • Cinnabar
  • Clinozoisite
  • Copper
  • Corundum
  • Covellite
  • Cuprite
  • Diopside
  • Epidote
  • Erythrite
  • 'Feldspar Group'
  • Ferro-anthophyllite (TL)
  • Freibergite
  • Galena
       var: Argentiferous Galena
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Gersdorffite
  • Goethite
  • Gold
  • Gypsum
  • Hedenbergite ?
  • Hematite
       var: Specularite
  • Hemimorphite
  • 'Hornblende'
  • Hydrocerussite
  • Ilmenite
  • Jamesonite
  • Kermesite
  • 'K Feldspar'
  • Kyanite
  • Lead
  • Leadhillite
  • Limonite
  • Linarite
  • Magnetite
  • Malachite
  • Marcasite
  • Massicot
  • Melanterite
  • 'Mica Group'
  • Microcline
  • Mimetite
  • Minium
  • 'Monazite'
  • Mullite
  • Muscovite
  • Nickeline
  • Nontronite
  • Penfieldite
  • Plattnerite
  • Polybasite
  • Proustite
  • Pyrargyrite
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrolusite
  • Pyromorphite
  • 'Pyroxene Group'
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
  • 'Scapolite'
  • Scheelite
  • Schorl
  • 'Sericite'
  • Siderite
       var: Mg-rich Siderite
  • Sillimanite
  • Silver
  • Smithsonite
  • Sphalerite
  • Staurolite
  • Stephanite
  • Stibiconite
  • Stibnite
  • Stromeyerite
  • Sulphur
  • Sylvanite
  • Tenorite
  • Tetrahedrite
       var: Argentian Tetrahedrite
  • Titanite
  • 'Tourmaline'
  • Tyrolite
  • Uraninite
       var: Pitchblende
  • Valentinite
  • Vesuvianite
  • 'Wad'
  • Wulfenite
  • Zálesíite
  • Zircon
  • Zoisite


    123 entries listed. 102 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone Co.
        • Avery
        • Avery District
          • Black Prince Creek
        • Beaver District
          • Coeur d'Alene District
            • Manhattan Creek
        • Camas Cove District
        • Cedar Creek Valley Mining District
        • Chamberlain Meadows District
          • Evolution
          • Granite Creek
          • Hunter
          • Idaho Gulch
            • Elk Creek
          • Lelande
          • Little North Fork River
            • Black Cloud Creek
            • Custer Peak
            • Sunset Peak
    USA
     
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone Co.
        • Coeur d'Alene District
          • Placer Center