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Sphalerite from
Empire Mine, Rocky Bar Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Empire Mine, Rocky Bar Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:457028
Long-form Identifier:1:3:457028:8
GUID (UUID V4):008103e5-6d9c-4fea-ae26-bad12e3139e2
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Ada Elmore Lode (Pittsburg; Elmore), Rocky Bar Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Idaho Gold Chief Prospect (Tip Top; Henry Clay Lode; Bar Lode), Rocky Bar Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Ophir Mine, Rocky Bar Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) Common Wealth Mine, Rocky Bar Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) Marsh Creek Property, Pine Grove Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) Rinebold Prospect, Roaring River Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Decker - Hortenstine Prospect, Roaring River Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) Little Queens Mine, Black Warrior Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) Verdun Group, Pine Grove Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) Basin claims, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
r------' .--. !i i , i ' i Boundary '---~ IDAHO Bonner_j l--;~u:d{ene\, I , L~ Coeur'cI'Alene...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I...'1-/Challis r--, - qa'wtooth Mountains r i ~ Elmore'~. -C- -J'-,/,_~, ~ l I I Owhyee I L- -...Power i..r v. ) 't,.,. 1. r': ~ Caribou Idaho 83816-2043 , • c-vz..J. '. 2",_J'-1 '\ o, ...INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that may have produced well-crystallized
Book (edition)
Idaho Minerals The complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho Lanny R. Ream 1!11, ) a...PISTOLS Idaho Minerals Idaho Minerals The Complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho with Special...Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the Blackbird Mining District, and the Sawtooth Mountains...Rerun Publishing P .O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Ale ne, Idaho 83814 Copyright © 1989 by L.R. Ream Publishing...R Ream Publishing P.O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 667-0453 To those collectors who are
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia .................................................................................. Idaho...................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Report (volume)
report is likely to be prepared; (2) brief notes on mining districts or economic deposits whose examination..._____________ (F) Molybdenite in the Rocky Bar district, Idaho, by F. C. Schrader (published Oct. 28...Smuggler mine, Aspen, Colo_______ IV. Cross section of replaced wood in sandstone, Jo Dandy mine, Paradox...blotching due to segregation of the vanoxite, Jo Dandy mine, Paradox Valley, Colo______________________________...crystals extending into a gypsum veinlet, Jo Dandy mine, Paradox Valley, Colo_____________________________
Report (volume)
Quadrangle and the Western Part of the Idaho Falls I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho * , , » Prepare/ in *VG}'erati(>ttaw$i...Idaffo Stat^Universitv, 'and th&Jr "ni\'ersity of Idaho U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN~2064-rA-R Cover...south at the Mackay stock, southwest of Mackay, Idaho. The Eocene Mackay stock (center of photograph;...Quadrangle and the Western Part of the Idaho Falls I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho Edited by Ronald G. Worl, Paul K...cooperation with the Idaho Geological Survey, Idaho State University, and the University of Idaho Volume 1 (chapters
Report (issue)
History and production _________________________ _ Mining conditions at depth _____________ ________ _ Geothermal...Specularit€ ________________________________ _ Sphalerite _________________________________ _ 28 29 30...Hill mine ________ . :. __________ .:. Other eastward-dipping veins_____________ Boundary mine ___ .:...westward-dipping veins____________ Golden Center mine ____________________ ~ ____ History and product...west side of the granodiorite area-Con. North Star mine-Continued. Yvein________________________________
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Report (issue)
MOLYBDENITE IN THE ROCKY BAR DISTRICT, IDAHO. By FRANK C. SCHRADER. INTRODUCTION. This paper describes...presence of molybdenite in the Trinity Mountains of Idaho has been known for several years, but no description...appeared. LOCATION. The deposits are in Elmore County, Idaho, 40 miles east of Boise, in the Trinity...form a part of the great mountain belt of central Idaho. (See fig. 25.) The exact location is on Roaring...Railroad, and about 9 miles in an air line west of Rocky Bar and 12 miles northwest of Featherville, the two
Book (volume)
...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Coosa, Randolph, Tallapoosa, and parts of Chilton, Elmore, and Lee counties. In this contorted, structurally...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Book (volume)
...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Coosa, Randolph, Tallapoosa, and parts of Chilton, Elmore, and Lee counties. In this contorted, structurally...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Report (issue)
deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...likely to be present include pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite (Berger, 1986). These minerals...deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent... Pyrrhotite appears to be been reported in just a single mine in the East Belt of the Sierra Nevada foothills...considered by mine operators to be correlated with better gold grades in both areas. Sphalerite was identified
Journal (issue)
to preserve and promote the unique geologic and mining heritage of Wisconsin while underscoring the importance...brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...of standards are shown in the accompanying side bar. The extent of its laboratories and standards specifications...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a
Report (issue)
deposits of the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho Abstracts and short papers selected...presented to the Annual Convention of the Northwest Mining Association, Spokane, Washington, December 7, 1989...types in the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho .................... Johnson, K...resources of the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho ....................... Smith, C...mineralized terranes in the Hailey I°x2° quadrangle, Idaho ......... Kleinkopf, M.D., Bankey, Viki, and McCafferty
Report (issue)
was discovered in the region in Powell County in 1852. Mining began in the 1860's, and since then the...References cited F. Mineral resource geology of mining districts/areas Lincoln Region by R.G. Tysdal,...G. Tysdal, E.A. du Bray, and J.W. Whipple York district Geologic setting Mineral deposits Sediment-hosted...Exhalative, Au iii Vein, Au-bearing Confederate Gulch district and Southern Big Belt area Geologic setting Mineral...(Ogden Mountain) district McClellan Gulch district Stemple-Gould district Finn district Marysville (Silver
Report (issue)
oe Forty-second Annual Report of the Mining Industry of Idaho For the Year 1940 ous Ceapetioicusee...Mines Boise, Idaho weaaw as ¥ RO yoEGOND ANNUALS REPORT OF THE Mining Industry of Idaho FOR THE ... A. BOTTOLFSEN Governor, State of Idaho Chairman Board Idaho Bureau of Control of Mines and ...compliance with the provisions of Section 46-111, Idaho Code Annotated, I have the honor to transmit herewith...Bottolfsen_...... New Developments and Equipment in Metal Mining, by Robert S. Lewis..... Role of Minerals in-the
Book (volume)
...........................................160 Idaho .................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
Report (issue)
Creek Area of the Vienna Mining District, Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho Victoria E. Mitchell Staff...August 2009 Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014...Creek Area of the Vienna Mining District, Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho Victoria E. Mitchell Staff...August 2009 Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014...Creek Area of the Vienna Mining District, Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ‘MINING INDUSTRY. of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR ARTHUR CAMPBELL Inspector...ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 19 2476 IDAHO AND PRODUCED COPPER IN...Governor of Idaho. Williams, Sir: In compliance with the provisions of Section 46111, Idaho Code Annotated...Conditions in Idaho Accidents, Description Fatal Accidents Silver Price Made Law Phosphate, Idaho Has Large...Processing Mills, 34 Located in Coeur d’Alene District Lucky Friday Makes Rich Silver Strike South Side
Report (issue)
Portion , of the Silver City Region Owyhee County, Idaho .1 R. R. Q r; o .... o ... Co:) Q Z ...ICII: ;:) = o:c Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Moscow, Idaho June, 1968 Asher June, 1968...REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO by R. R. Asher \ Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Moscow, Idaho TABLE OF... . Silver-Gold Mineralization North of the Old Mining Areas • . . . Introduction. . . . . . . . . . ...Fork of Reynolds Creek - Sec. 12, T4S, R4W Matteson Mine - Sec. 30, T3S, R2W . • . . . . . • . Altered Granite
Report (issue)
TWENTY- NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Mining Industry of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR’ 1927 STEWART INSPECTOR... TWENTY- NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Mining Industry of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1927 STEWART INSPECTOR ...BALDRIDGE, Governor of Idaho. Re In compliance with the provisions of section 5480, Idaho ympiled Statutes...neh IBEUSHAZZARS WITH ask a Ae Se et ee Oe ee ae MINE SRESCUEAIN 2THEl@OBUR aDHA TOBINGao oeeeies te eee...IBANINOCK COUNTY i xcec2 oh cccen eke tee ceca ksee see oe coe ee Beeroeeree BEAR SIGAKE: COUNTY: cn 625
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Report (issue)
Is EIN Mining Industry of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1928 UUUGEQEONGRGOUUEEEOOUOONGOUUOOGOQEOOOQOUVONOQO...EcIUUUGGMOUAN THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Mining Industry of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1928 STEWART INSPECTOR ...BALDRIDGE, Governor of Idaho. SIR: In compliance with the provisions of section 5480, Idaho Compiled Statutes...Sem OWNERSHIP STS VIS OF TIMBER ON UNPATENTED MINING 2 cere ee Ra ye pe a a RLECTRICIEY ON THE COURT...BBAR GIAKBS COUINT Yee cele ewe ds IBDN BEWAH. COUNTY 1M nook oe 0d ee a 0 ee ae ee ie yee IBUINGTRUAINE
Report (issue)
GEORGETOWN QlJADRANGLE (TOGETHER 'VITH THE EMPIRE DISTRICT) COLORADo· BY JOSIAH E. SPURR AND GEORGE.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Idaho Springs auriferous area. __ ............. _.. _.... 98 Character of veins between Georgetown and Empire. 98 The Georgetown quadrangle a part of a larger...Boulder County.............. . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . ....... . 103 Ores in Gilpin County .......Creek County ............................ . 103 Ores from the Argentine to the Tenmile district .. :
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
International University] at 22:16 23 December 2014 Gold mining is not romantic, it is dirty, and it is very hard...played out on a daily basis in opening the Colorado mining frontier, however, are very much the stuff of romance...the Colorado mineral belt and the location of the mining districts discussed in part 1 of the text. increase...1940; Elliot West 1997, verbal com.). scope of this mining economy. There simply was no other ecoThe initial...of 1858 were nomic force to compare with that of mining during the first all made along streams on the
 
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