Vaught Prospect, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vaught Prospect | Prospect |
| Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District) | Mining District |
| Custer County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 52' 25'' North , 113° 40' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
141799
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:141799:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c9aeafce-8858-4a36-acac-3f79371546d5
REF:Deposit:: COOK, E. F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH. 108, 40 P.
Deposit:: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 108, 1956, P. 28.
Deposit:: U.S. BUR. MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-4,
Deposit:: NO. 585, P. 242.
Deposit:: KING, R. V., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCE-MOLYBDENUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. R
Commodities (Trace) - Tungsten, Molybdenum
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Alluvial Fan, Mackay Granite - Granite Porphyry
Host Rock: Skarn (Tactite)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10089292 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Farmington-Selway DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
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