American Girl Mine, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USAi
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American Girl Mine | Mine |
Brush Lake District | Mining District |
Moyie - Yaak Mining District | Mining District |
Boundary County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 54' 40'' North , 116° 28' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Creston | 4,816 (2008) | 21.0km |
Bonners Ferry | 2,549 (2017) | 27.3km |
Moyie Springs | 717 (2017) | 29.8km |
Wynndel | 900 (2016) | 30.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Creston Valley Prospectors & Lapidary Club | Creston, British Columbia | 21km |
Mindat Locality ID:
135596
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135596:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8fe30a6f-2010-4e72-97d7-293be8451ecb
REF:Deposit:: BRACKEBUSCH, F. W., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE QUEEN MOUNTAIN AREA, A PART OF THE PURCELL RANGE, BOUNDARY COUNTY, IDAHO: UNPUBLISHED THESIS, UNIV. IDAHO, 76 P.
Deposit:: KIRKHAM, V. R. D., AND ELLIS, E. W., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Trace) - Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Purcell Sill - Quartz Diorite To Gabbro
Structure: Fractures Associated With The Bethlehem Fault. Gouge. Brecciation. Narrow Vein Strikes Perpendicular To Latter And Dips Steeply Se., Bethlehem Fault Which Strikes N 40 Deg W, Dips 45 Deg Sw, And Is About 100 Ft. Wide.
Host Rock: Quartzite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
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 | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10070140 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
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