Empire Mine, Rocky Bar Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USAi
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Empire Mine | Mine |
Rocky Bar Mining District | Mining District |
Elmore County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 41' 51'' North , 115° 17' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fairfield | 389 (2017) | 55.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
137217
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137217:8
GUID (UUID V4):
4a8213d8-dd1b-4148-bfd5-84b48bccf1f4
REF:Deposit:: ANDERSON, A. L., 1943, GEOLOGY OF GOLD - BEARING LODES OF ROCKY BAR DISTRICT, ELMORE CO., IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES & GEOL. PAM. 65, P. 31
Deposit:: WAGNER, W.R.T., 1939, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCKY BAR DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDA
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite
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7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
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 Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10070008 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Farmington-Selway DomainDomain
USA
- Idaho
- Boise National ForestNational Forest
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