Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA

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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

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Acanthite Actinolite 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Almandine Andalusite Anglesite Ankerite Anthophyllite 'Apatite' Arsenopyrite Aurichalcite Azurite Baryte Beryl Biotite Bornite Boulangerite Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Cerussite Cervantite Chalcanthite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite ? 'Chlorite Group' Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Cinnabar

Clinozoisite Copper 'Copper Stain' Corundum Covellite Cuprite Diopside Epidote Erythrite 'Feldspar Group' Ferro-anthophyllite (TL) Freibergite Galena var: Argentiferous Galena 'Garnet' 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 var: Sericite Nickeline Nontronite Oxyplumboroméite Penfieldite Plattnerite Polybasite Proustite Pyrargyrite Pyrite Pyrolusite Pyromorphite 'Pyroxene Group' Pyrrhotite Quartz Roméite Group var: Stibiconite

Rutile 'Scapolite' Scheelite Schorl Siderite var: Mg-rich Siderite Sillimanite Silver Smithsonite Sphalerite Staurolite Stephanite Stibnite Stromeyerite Sulphur Sylvanite Tenorite Tetrahedrite var: Argentian Tetrahedrite Titanite 'Tourmaline' Tyrolite Uraninite var: Pitchblende Valentinite Vesuvianite 'Wad' Wulfenite Zálesíite Zircon Zoisite

128 entries listed. 101 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

USA Idaho Shoshone Co. Angle Point Avery Lookout Mountain Avery District Black Prince Creek Copper Prince Mine (Black Prince) Cougar Prospect (Theriault Prospect) Franklin Prospect Tri - State Cedar Corporation Prospect Bathtub Mountain Beaver District Accident Claim Coeur d'Alene District Blue Sky Project Occurrence Lucky Strike and Lake Creek Occurrence Placer Gulch Placer Potosi Mine Potosi Placer Silver Horizon (St. Joe; Apex Silver; Royal) Big Eddy Mine Bitterroot Mts Black Dome Peak Bluebird Mine Bluff Creek Occurrence Camas Cove District Idaho Garnet Abrasive Placer (Garnet Group) Cat Spur Creek Cedar Creek Valley Mining District Illinois Peak Prospect Chamberlain Meadows District Chamberlain Meadows Copper Prospect Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect Clarkia Coeur d'Alene District Cougar Group Crater Lake Pegmatite Crater Peak Prospect Dill Creek Prospect Eagle Creek Jack Waite Mine Eagle Creek Area Occurrence Eagle District Champion Lead-Zinc Prospect Crystal Lead Mine Elk Group Old Times Group U. S. Silver-Lead Mine (Consolidated Silver-Lead Mine; Consolidated Silver-Lead Mines) Evolution District Floiodo Mine Freezeout Mountain General Mine Glover Creek Goat Mountain Goat Mountain District Blackdome Occurrence (Goat Mountain Kyanite Deposit) Boehls Butte Kyanite Prospect Moses Butte Prospect Noseeum Prospect Granite Creek Granite Peak Prospects Hoodoo Pass Prospect Jacke Waite District Eagle Creek Mine Kelly Prospect (Frontier Silver) Junction Peak L and J Prospect (Hunter Continental) Larkins Peak Lelande District Lintz and Stafford Prospect Little North Fork District Empire Copper Mine (Linfor Copper) Linfor Copper Prospect (Empire Copper)

USA Idaho Shoshone Co. Mallard Peak Marble Creek Marble Creek District Bussel Creek Quartzite Occurrence Dollie F. Wolfe Occurrence Gold Center Prospect Titley Prospect Marble Creek Pegmatite Occurrence McGillivray Prospect McGregor Mine Moose Creek District Dill Creek Placer Moose Mountain Bostonia Creek Placer Caledonia Creek Placer Niagara Gulch Placer Morning District Morning No. 5 Mine Moses Butte Murray District (Summit District) Oregon-Idaho Silver-Gold Papoose Creek Papoose Mountain Paragon Gulch Paramount Mine (Wolverine) Peggy Peak Pegmatites Occurrence (MRDS - 10120350) Pine Creek District Placer Creek Prichard Creek Princeton-Magna (Magna Mining Company) Rock City Mine Royal Apex Occurrence (Royal ?) Ruby and Joe Claims (Ruby Prospect) Shirley Jean Mine (Wonderful Mine) Signal Silver-Gold Group Silver Cliff Prospect Slate Creek Sliderock District Monumental Ridge Kyanite Deposit St. Joe District St. Maries Marble Mountain Summit Prospect Mountain Mica Occurrence St. Regis Buffalo Prospect Hansy Copper and Gold Mine (Hansey Mine) Stevens Peak Stocking Meadows O'Donnell Creek Stocking Meadows Occurrence Summit Ione Vein Occurrence (Lone; Lone Mine) Oro-Fino Rooster - Goose Mine Theatre Pit Tilicum Prospect (Elk Prairie Prospect; Granite Peak Group; Abe) Trail Creek Trimetalic Mining Company Claims (Columbia Vein) Trimmed Tree Mountain Utah-Idaho Consol Uranium Prospect Vanderbilt Gulch Prospect Wolf Lodge District Blue Creek Clay Deposit