Silver Strip Mine, Silver Creek Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Silver Strip Mine | Mine |
Silver Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Snohomish County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 54' 23'' North , 121° 26' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Darrington Rock & Gem Club | Darrington, Washington | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
25912
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25912:2
GUID (UUID V4):
fb986c2c-0a12-4246-97e5-1e4e1198444c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Index Gold Mines; Snowshoe Mine
A gold mine on the west side of Silver Creek roughly 1 mile north of Galena. Development consisted of two adits. The ore occurred along a weakly mineralized fault in hornfels.
Note: Huntting (1956) lists "Index Gold Mines" as operating a mine in the district. Unpublished notes from the US Bureau of Mines state that "Index Gold Mines" is another name for this mine.
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.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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.