Standard Specularite Prospect (Siegwein), Iron Mountain Mining District, Washington County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Standard Specularite Prospect (Siegwein) | Prospect |
| Iron Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Washington County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 33' 8'' North , 117° 1' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Midvale | 165 (2017) | 25.1km |
| Richland | 176 (2017) | 26.5km |
| Cambridge | 313 (2017) | 28.1km |
| Huntington | 437 (2017) | 29.2km |
| Weiser | 5,317 (2017) | 33.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
140843
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140843:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1c6dce59-a527-4c68-9311-b4106f5e4dd6
REF:Deposit:: BELL, R. N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1917, P. 98.
Deposit:: MACKIN, J. H., 1953, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE IRON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, IDAHO: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 982 - E, 30 P. 142
Deposit:: MACKIN, J.H.,
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Trace) - Iron, Copper
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Quartz Diorite
Structure: High - Angle Faulting With Westward Tilting Of The Fault Blocks., Andesite Flows Are In Fault Contact With Greenstone.
Host Rock: Greenstone, Skarn (Tactite)
Tectonic Structure: Island Arc
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4 valid minerals.
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| β 'Andradite-Grossular Series' References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Jasper' |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Jasper' | - | |
| β | 'Andradite-Grossular Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10090086 |
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