Eureka Mine, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Eureka Mine | Mine |
Orient Mining District | Mining District |
Stevens County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 57' 37'' North , 118° 11' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Orient | 115 (2011) | 10.5km |
Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 19.4km |
Sion | 658 (2019) | 22.6km |
Northport | 288 (2017) | 30.5km |
Curlew | 118 (2011) | 30.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Selkirk Rock & Mineral Club | Trail, British Columbia | 38km |
Mindat Locality ID:
28140
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28140:4
GUID (UUID V4):
6e6cd4c2-2f2f-4e66-baec-e48e919b34e3
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Orient Eureka Mine: Eureka and Orient Mine; Indian Mine
A gold mine located in a draw north of Sand Creek. It produced some ore in the 1890s. Development consisted of several shafts and adits containing 1500' of workings. Located in volcanic rocks of the Rossland Group.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
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 Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Kootenay DomainDomain
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