Silver Summit Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Silver Summit Mine | Mine |
Chewelah Mining District | Mining District |
Stevens County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 18' 58'' North , 118° 1' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 20km |
Mindat Locality ID:
28855
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28855:9
GUID (UUID V4):
388096bf-fb64-41b8-907d-f3245cfdc5ca
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Summit Mine
A silver mine NW of Chewelah above Dunn Creek. The geology is veins cutting trachyte in the Cretaceous-Tertiary granitic rocks of the Huckleberry Range. Development consisted of two shafts, one of which was a 300' incline with 340' of drifts. It produced ore in 1890 and 1935. Mills (1977) reported a production of around 2,500 lbs Pb and 175 oz Ag
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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