Milestone Prospect, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Milestone Prospect | Prospect |
| De Lamar Mining District | Mining District |
| Owyhee County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 1' 45'' North , 116° 51' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Valley | 174 (2017) | 16.9km |
| Melba | 531 (2017) | 47.0km |
| Kuna | 17,226 (2017) | 62.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
139082
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:139082:0
GUID (UUID V4):
cd96d041-4dd7-477d-8fa8-42ded4d8815d
REF:Deposit:: POWERS HA 1947 ID BUMINES/GEO MIN RES RPT 4 P3,6,8,18-22,&27
Deposit:: BLM MIN RPT 1981 ID WSA BOISE DIST OWYHEE RES AREA
Deposit:: CRIB MIN RES RILE: REC NO W026794, REC TYPE X1N, DEP NO 49
Commodities (Major) - Silver; (Trace) - Gold
Development Status: Prospect
silica sinter defines a mid-Miocene epithermal paleosurface
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Gold Formula: Au References: |
| β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) References: |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β 'Sinter var. Siliceous sinter' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| β | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Sinter var. Siliceous sinter' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10266374 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
