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Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 28' 46'' North , 115° 57' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.47957,-115.96382
GeoHash:
G#: c2mw15msx
GRN:
N32W57
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wallace761 (2017)2.8km
Osburn1,510 (2017)4.0km
Mullan675 (2017)12.2km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)13.4km
Wardner186 (2017)13.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
45667
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45667:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e0457c64-a8e7-48b7-a2ba-8ecf35396470
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Coeur d'Alene Vulcan; Vulcan; Chicago-Boston; Kill Buck; Galena Millsite


Located approximately 1.2 miles south of Silverton, Idaho in Lake Gulch.
The principal silver-bearing vein zones, Argentine (North), West Argentine, Southeastern, and Silver generally strike N70W to N80W and average 2 meters thick. The Lead Zone, between the Polaris Fault Branches B and E, west of Wire Silver Fault, is 300 meters long in an E-W direction, 61 meters N-S, and 300 meters vertical, consisting of 8 principal veins, many veinlets and stringers, striking N70W with steet SW dipt, up to 8 meters wide.
Galena is more abundant than tetrahedrite above the 2000 foot (610 meter) mine level and tetrahedrite is more abundant below. Quartz-uraninite veinlets appear to be an earlier stage of mineralization

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Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup' ?
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Description: Probably only Ag-bearing tetrahedrite, see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-449121.html
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Rolland R. Reid (1961) Guidebook to the Geology of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District. Bulletin 16. Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology
Chan, S.S.M. (1966) Mineralogical and geochemical studies of the vein materials from the Galena mine, Shoshone County, Idaho. Moscow, University of Idaho, PhD dissertation, 251 pages.
Sack, R.O., Fredericks, R., Hardy, L.S., Ebel, D.S. (2005) Origin of high-Ag fahlores from the Galena Mine, Wallace, Idaho, U.S.A. American Mineralogist 90 (5-6), 1000-1007.
Arkadakskiy, S.V., Creaser, R.A., Richards, J.P., Hnatyshin, D., Hardy, L. (2009) RE-OS Dating of Arsenopyrite from the Galena Mine ? Evidence for Mesoproterozoic Age of the Ag-PB-Zn Mineralization in the Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho. 2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009) Paper No. 26-1.
β“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena
var. Silver-bearing Galena		2.CD.10PbS with Ag
β“˜2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜'Freibergite Subgroup' ?2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
β“˜Meneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
β“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
β“˜4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Sβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agβ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Agβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Pbβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1954, Preliminary reconnaissance report Evolution district - Galena mine.
Armstrong F.C., 1954, Northwest district - Geologic investigations of radioactive deposits semiannual progress report December 1, 1953 to May 31, 1954, Trace elements investigations, USGS TEI-440.
Armstrong F.C., 1964, Uranium - Mineral and Water Resources of Idaho, IGS Special Report, IBMG SR-1.
idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0397
Cook, E.E. (1955) Prospecting for Uranium, Thorium and Tungsten in Idaho. Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Moscow, Idaho, Pamphlet No. 102, 53 pages.
Weis, P.L., Armstrong, F.C., Rosenblum, S. (1958) Reconnaissance for Radioactive Minerals in Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana 1952-1955. United States Geological Survey, Contributions to the Geology of Uranium, USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 pages.
Rolland R. Reid (1961) Guidebook to the Geology of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District. Bulletin 16. Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology
Various Authors (1963) The Coeur d'Alene Mining District in 1963. Pamphlet 133. Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology pp.95-98
Fryklund, V.C., Jr. (1964) Ore deposits of the Coeur d'Alene district, Shoshone County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 445, 103 pages.
Hobbs, S.W., Griggs, A.B., Wallace, R.E., Campbell, A.B, (1965), Geology of the Coeur d' Alene District Shoshone County Idaho, USGS Professional Paper 478.
Chan, S.S.M. (1966) Mineralogical and geochemical studies of the vein materials from the Galena mine, Shoshone County, Idaho. Moscow, University of Idaho, PhD dissertation, 251 pages.
Clark, A.L. (1968) Wall rock alteration and trace element distribution in the Galena mine, Shoshone County, Idaho. Moscow, University of Idaho, PhD dissertation, 140 pages.
Gordon, R.E. (1973) Relationship of ore-bearing veins to the geology at the Galena mine, Silver Belt portion of the Coeur d'Alene district, Shoshone County, Idaho. Paper presented at Pacific Northwest Metals Conference, Spokane, Washington, 19 pages.
Dahl, M.K. (1981) Structural and stratigraphic control of ore through the Crescent, Sunshine, Silver Summit, Coeur and Galena mines, Coeur d'Alene mining district, Idaho. Moscow, University of Idaho, MS thesis, 97 pages.
Yates, M.G. (1987) Geology and geochemistry of the Ag-Cu-Pb deposits in the Galena mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho. Bloomington, Indiana University, PhD dissertation, 220 pages.
Sack, R.O., Fredericks, R., Hardy, L.S., Ebel, D.S. (2005) Origin of high-Ag fahlores from the Galena Mine, Wallace, Idaho, U.S.A. American Mineralogist 90 (5-6), 1000-1007.
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