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Blue Bird Mine, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 58' 17'' North , 113° 27' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.97162,-113.46009
GeoHash:
G#: 9rzrf4ufs
GRN:
N30W59
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Leadore102 (2017)33.4km
Salmon3,036 (2017)41.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
45606
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45606:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8ef46ca6-8509-4811-b15e-45ac504aea0c


The Blue Bird mine is about 0.8 mile west of Lemhi Pass. Sharp and Cavender (1962, p. 52) reported that between 1911 and 1922, 8 tons of ore were produced from a 50-foot-deep shaft with a 30- to 40-foot-long drift. The ore yielded 1,432 pounds of copper, 68 ounces of silver, and 3.6 ounces of gold (Weed, 1926, p. 788). USBM files list the production of significant amounts of gold, silver, and copper between 1899 and 1951. The Blue Bird claim (MS 993), covering 19.535 acres, was located in 1883 and patented in 1892 by H.D. Pickman. Found in a 10-acre-area during a USBM visit in 1994 were several dozer trenches around a caved, hand-dug shaft at least 80 feet deep.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

[1]Johnson, R., Close, T., and McHugh. E. (1998) Mineral Resource appraisal of the Salmon National Forest, Idaho: USGS Open File Report #98-478: 241-242.
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