Clearwater Gold and Copper prospect, Moose Creek Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Clearwater Gold and Copper prospect | Prospect |
Moose Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 58' 11'' North , 115° 8' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Riverbend | 484 (2011) | 30.9km |
Superior | 839 (2017) | 31.1km |
Saint Regis | 319 (2011) | 36.8km |
Paradise | 163 (2011) | 53.2km |
Plains | 1,051 (2017) | 57.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
136585
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:136585:9
GUID (UUID V4):
8a5dae43-458e-453e-b7d6-44c5a97b53be
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Clearwater Copper Mine; Clearwater Mine; Clearwater Mine and Placer; N and F Placer
A remote site located on Caledonia Creek approximately 0.8 miles from its confluence with Bostonian Creek (a tributary of the North Fork of the Clearwater River. The property is very near the end of NF-723.
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wallace Formation
Structure: Brecciation
Host Rock: Quartzite
Ore: Irregular Masses; Fissure filling
Tectonic Structure: Miogeocline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10070294 |
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