Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
24737
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24737:6
GUID (UUID V4):
37ca0be7-ac73-4e31-98f4-e7826136c318
The Blackbird District, located in the Panther Creek drainage, is bound on the northeast by the Mackinaw District, on the southeast by the Eureka District, and on the southwest by the Yellowjacket and Gravel Range Districts. The Musgrove Creek drainage is sometimes considered to be the Musgrove Mining District; however, here it is considered to be part of the Blackbird.
The first mining claims in the district, located during 1893, were for gold. The presence of cobalt was not recognized until 1901 (Umpleby, 1913, p. 160). Precious metal mineralization appears to be concentrated in a small area near the lower part of Musgrove Creek. The Musgrove mine, located prior to 1900, developed a zone of fme-grained, brecciated quartzite containing pods of quartz, calcite, siderite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, bieberite, and malachite (Roberts, 1951). The mine produced significant amounts of gold and silver between 1913 and 1914 (USBM production records). The ore was processed in a 17 ton per day cyanide concentrator (Gerry, 1914, p. 776 and 1916, p. 624).
At the Breccia Gold mine, a gold- and silver-bearing fault breccia zone occurs along the contact between argillaceous rocks of the Yellowjacket Formation and Challis Volcanics. According to Grove (1985, p. 5), several thousand tons of ore were mined during the late 1930's and 1940's.
An open pit was developed at the site during 1987 by Metro Resources and 4,600 tons of ore were shipped for test milling. Resources are 5 million tons grading 0.138 to 0.140 ounce gold per ton (Grove, 1985).
The Blackbird District is best known for its world-class copper-cobalt deposits. The deposits are stratabound in fine-grained clastic, volcaniclastic, and tuffaceous rocks of the Middle Proterozoic Yellowjacket Formation. At the Blackbird mine, five stratabound zones, the Idaho, Dandy, Chicago, Brown Bear, and Blacktail, were mined. Ore minerals in the zones consist chiefly of cobaltite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and lesser amounts of safflorite, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, linnaeite, native gold and silver, enargite, sphalerite, and galena (Nash and Hahn, 1986, p. 1-10).
The Blackbird mine produced ore intermittently from both underground and surface workings between 1902 and 1968. Ore produced during the mines's heyday, the 1950's and 1960's, was processed in a 1,000 ton per day flotation mill constructed by Calera Mining Company during the early 1950's. Vhay (1964b, p. 70) and Bergendahl (1964, p. 100) reported that 63 million pounds of copper and 14,000 ounces of gold have been recovered from the Blackbird Mining District, mainly from the Blackbird mine. According to USBM files, the Blackbird mine has produced 13,865,496 pounds of cobalt, 53,450,171 pounds of copper, 24,136 ounces of gold, and 53,544 ounces of silver from 283,741 tons of ore between 1939 and 1968.
The Blackbird mine and surrounding area contains the largest known reserve of cobalt ore in the United States (Bilbrey, 1962). Published reserves total about 6.5 million tons grading 0.55 percent cobalt and 1.31 percent copper (Bennett, 1977, p. 42).
Recent drilling at the Sunshine prospect, located west of the Blackbird mine, has identified a reserve of 300,000 tons grading 0.69 percent cobalt, 1 percent copper, and 0.024 ounce gold per ton. Additional resources at the Sunshine include 2,250,000 tons at approximately the same grade (P. Nisbet, Formation Capital Corp., personal communication, 3/10/97).
At the Blackpine mine, near the southeast end of the Blackbird copper-cobalt zone, recent drilling has also identified copper-cobalt-gold resources. They contain 3 million tons grading 0.5 percent recoverable copper, 1 million tons averaging 4.5 percent copper, 0.08 percent cobalt, and 0.03 ounce gold per ton, and 400,000 tons grading 1 percent cobalt and 0.1 ounce gold per ton (P. Nisbet, Formation Capital Corp., personal communication, 3/10/97).
The first mining claims in the district, located during 1893, were for gold. The presence of cobalt was not recognized until 1901 (Umpleby, 1913, p. 160). Precious metal mineralization appears to be concentrated in a small area near the lower part of Musgrove Creek. The Musgrove mine, located prior to 1900, developed a zone of fme-grained, brecciated quartzite containing pods of quartz, calcite, siderite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, bieberite, and malachite (Roberts, 1951). The mine produced significant amounts of gold and silver between 1913 and 1914 (USBM production records). The ore was processed in a 17 ton per day cyanide concentrator (Gerry, 1914, p. 776 and 1916, p. 624).
At the Breccia Gold mine, a gold- and silver-bearing fault breccia zone occurs along the contact between argillaceous rocks of the Yellowjacket Formation and Challis Volcanics. According to Grove (1985, p. 5), several thousand tons of ore were mined during the late 1930's and 1940's.
An open pit was developed at the site during 1987 by Metro Resources and 4,600 tons of ore were shipped for test milling. Resources are 5 million tons grading 0.138 to 0.140 ounce gold per ton (Grove, 1985).
The Blackbird District is best known for its world-class copper-cobalt deposits. The deposits are stratabound in fine-grained clastic, volcaniclastic, and tuffaceous rocks of the Middle Proterozoic Yellowjacket Formation. At the Blackbird mine, five stratabound zones, the Idaho, Dandy, Chicago, Brown Bear, and Blacktail, were mined. Ore minerals in the zones consist chiefly of cobaltite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and lesser amounts of safflorite, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, linnaeite, native gold and silver, enargite, sphalerite, and galena (Nash and Hahn, 1986, p. 1-10).
The Blackbird mine produced ore intermittently from both underground and surface workings between 1902 and 1968. Ore produced during the mines's heyday, the 1950's and 1960's, was processed in a 1,000 ton per day flotation mill constructed by Calera Mining Company during the early 1950's. Vhay (1964b, p. 70) and Bergendahl (1964, p. 100) reported that 63 million pounds of copper and 14,000 ounces of gold have been recovered from the Blackbird Mining District, mainly from the Blackbird mine. According to USBM files, the Blackbird mine has produced 13,865,496 pounds of cobalt, 53,450,171 pounds of copper, 24,136 ounces of gold, and 53,544 ounces of silver from 283,741 tons of ore between 1939 and 1968.
The Blackbird mine and surrounding area contains the largest known reserve of cobalt ore in the United States (Bilbrey, 1962). Published reserves total about 6.5 million tons grading 0.55 percent cobalt and 1.31 percent copper (Bennett, 1977, p. 42).
Recent drilling at the Sunshine prospect, located west of the Blackbird mine, has identified a reserve of 300,000 tons grading 0.69 percent cobalt, 1 percent copper, and 0.024 ounce gold per ton. Additional resources at the Sunshine include 2,250,000 tons at approximately the same grade (P. Nisbet, Formation Capital Corp., personal communication, 3/10/97).
At the Blackpine mine, near the southeast end of the Blackbird copper-cobalt zone, recent drilling has also identified copper-cobalt-gold resources. They contain 3 million tons grading 0.5 percent recoverable copper, 1 million tons averaging 4.5 percent copper, 0.08 percent cobalt, and 0.03 ounce gold per ton, and 400,000 tons grading 1 percent cobalt and 0.1 ounce gold per ton (P. Nisbet, Formation Capital Corp., personal communication, 3/10/97).
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β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Allanite-(Ce) Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: |
β 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Andalusite ? Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Description: Tentatively identified in biotite rock from the Ram ore zone (Slack, 2007). |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Localities: |
β Annabergite Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
β Annite Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. References: |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Haynes-Stellite Mine (Cobalt Mine), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Blackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Iron Creek deposit (Little No Name), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA References: |
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region. |
β Bismuth Formula: Bi Localities: Brown Bear Mine (Brown Bear Shaft), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Calera Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Chicago Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Howe Sound Adit (Howe Sound Mine), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Sunshine Prospect (Sunshine Mine; Sunshine ore zone; Ram ore zone), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA |
β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: References: |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Cattierite Formula: CoS2 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region. |
β 'Chlorite Group' Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
β Chloritoid Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 Localities: |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS Localities: Reported from at least 35 localities in this region. |
β Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
β Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β Covellite Formula: CuS Localities: |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Blackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Ella Prospect, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA Tom Jefferson Claims, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA References: |
β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: References: |
β Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Gadolinite-(Y) Formula: Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Localities: |
β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. References: |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
β Graphite Formula: C |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Heterogenite Formula: Co3+O(OH) |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β 'K Feldspar' Localities: |
β 'Limonite' Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
β Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 |
β Ludlamite Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O Localities: Habit: Crystals typically 8-12 mm, up to 25 mm. Colour: Pale to dark green |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region. |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. References: |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
β 'Mica Group' |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Millerite Formula: NiS |
β Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) Localities: |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
β Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
β Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region. |
β Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite Formula: (Fe,Co)S2 |
β 'Pyrite Group' Formula: AX2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 36 localities in this region. |
β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
β Safflorite Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
β 'Scapolite' |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Silver Formula: Ag Localities: References: |
β Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 Localities: |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: References: |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
β Uraninite Formula: UO2 Localities: |
β Vaesite Formula: NiS2 |
β Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Localities: Habit: Up to 22 cm bladed and elongated crystals. Colour: Pink, green, grayish blue, purple, purplish black, colorless |
β 'Wad' |
β Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) Localities: |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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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 | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Cattierite | 2.EB.05a | CoS2 |
β | Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Co)S2 |
β | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
β | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
β | Heterogenite | 4.FE.20 | Co3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
β | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
β | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Ludlamite | 8.CD.20 | Fe2+3(PO4)2 Β· 4H2O |
β | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
β | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
β | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Andalusite ? | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
β | Gadolinite-(Y) | 9.AJ.20 | Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Allanite-(Ce) | 9.BG.05b | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Annite | 9.EC.20 | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Wad' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
β | 'Scapolite' | - | |
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Pyrite Group' | - | AX2 |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Be | β Gadolinite-(Y) | Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Graphite | C |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Gadolinite-(Y) | Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
O | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Gadolinite-(Y) | Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
P | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
P | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
P | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Cattierite | CoS2 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Millerite | NiS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Vaesite | NiS2 |
S | β Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Gadolinite-(Y) | Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | β Cattierite | CoS2 |
Co | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
Co | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Co | β Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
Co | β Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
Co | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Co | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
Co | β Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Ni | β Millerite | NiS |
Ni | β Nickeline | NiAs |
Ni | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Ni | β Vaesite | NiS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
As | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | β Nickeline | NiAs |
As | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
As | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
As | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | β Gadolinite-(Y) | Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 |
Y | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ce | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Fossils
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- Idaho
- Lemhi County
- Blackbird Mining District
- Allanite Occurrence (Toolson)
- Belilel Claims (Mona Group)
- Big Chief Mine
- Blackbird mine complex
- Anaconda Claim
- Blackbird Mine
- Blacktail pit
- Bohannon Prospect (Gray Eagle Prospect)
- Brown Bear Mine (Brown Bear Shaft)
- Bryan-Columbus Claims (Bryan Claim)
- Calera Mine
- Chicago Mine
- Copper Queen Claim
- Dewey Claims
- Ella Prospect
- High Five Prospect
- Howe Sound Adit (Howe Sound Mine)
- Katherine Prospect
- ⭔Merle ore zone
- New Hawkeye Prospect
- Northfield Prospect (Stevenson Prospect)
- St Joe Prospect
- Sunshine Prospect (Sunshine Mine; Sunshine ore zone; Ram ore zone)
- Tom Jefferson Claims
- Blackpine Mine
- Blackrock No. 4 Prospect
- Blue Jay Mine
- Bonanza Copper No. 25 Prospect
- Bonanza Copper Tunnels
- Brooklyn Claim
- Bulkley Mine
- Butchke Placer
- Calera Mining Company Claims 138 Claims
- Calus Mine
- Cobalt
- Cobalt Occurrence (MRDS - 10070547)
- Blackbird Mining District
- Lemhi County
- Idaho
- Lemhi County
- Blackbird Mining District
- Cobalt Prospect (MRDS - 10070544)
- Copper Creek
- Cutler Opal Occurrence
- Deep Creek Prospects
- Desert Group Prospect (Penn-Idaho Mines Property)
- Dummy Creek Copper Occurrence
- Dusty Claims (Nickel Point)
- Edith B. Prospect (Edyth B)
- Gibson Uranium Prospects
- Gray Copper Prospect
- Haynes-Stellite Mine (Cobalt Mine)
- Indian Creek Prospect
- Indian Point Tourmaline - Quartz Outcrop Occurrence
- Iron Creek deposit (Little No Name)
- Junction Placer (Forney Placers)
- Jureano Claims
- Jureano Placer
- Long Dike Prospect
- Ludwig and Bascom Latest Out claim
- Mary Ann Prospect (Lick Creek Placer)
- Musgrove Mine
- Nickel Plate Mine
- Ostander Creek Prospect
- Papoose No. 2 Prospect
- Patty B Property (Beliel Property; Haynes - Stellite)
- Rainbow Claim (Crags; Cathedral Rock)
- Stevenson Property (Merle 3 and 5; Northfield Mines)
- Sweet Repose Prospect
- Tinker's Pride Prospect (IMI Property)
- Togo claim
- Unnamed Cobalt Location (MRDS - 10192606)
- Unnamed drill holes (Ruby zone)
- Unnamed Gold Location (MRDS - 10145160)
- West Fork Cobalt Prospect
- Wiley J. Rose claim
- Blackbird Mining District
- Lemhi County
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- Great Falls DomainDomain
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- Idaho
- Idaho Primitive AreaWilderness Area
- Lemhi County
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Blackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA