Copper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
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Copper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain) | Mine |
Spring Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Lemhi County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 14' 40'' North , 113° 14' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
136697
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:136697:9
GUID (UUID V4):
37fc719c-1599-4162-804b-660935979deb
REF:Deposit:: ANDERSON, R. A., 1948, RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY
Deposit:: AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF LEMHI
Deposit:: RANGE, ID: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 80,
Deposit:: 18 P.
Deposit:: U.S. BUR. MINES
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Silver, Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10266482 |
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