Colusa prospect, Pine Creek Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Colusa prospect | Prospect |
Pine Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 24' 45'' North , 116° 15' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pinehurst | 1,580 (2017) | 14.1km |
Wardner | 186 (2017) | 15.2km |
Smelterville | 603 (2017) | 15.4km |
Kellogg | 2,069 (2017) | 17.2km |
Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 21.7km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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North Idaho Mineral Club | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
45980
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45980:1
GUID (UUID V4):
922eee8b-2975-4d59-9a41-b6115ab08195
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Leuschel; Leuschel N. P. Lease; Colousa Mine; Anchor Tunnel
Located 8.6 miles (13.8 kilometers) south of Pinehurst, Idaho in Colusa Creek (a tributary of the West Fork of Pine Creek). This property consisted of two tunnels and two vein structures known as the Colusa Vein and the Anchor Vein.
Commodities (Major): copper, lead, silver
Development Status: inactive
Host Rock Unit: Burke Formation
Host Rock: Quartzite
Ore: Fracture replacement
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
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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 Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite Formula: (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | var. Mg-rich Siderite | 5.AB.05 | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | β Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
USA
- Idaho
- Yreka Mining DistrictMining District
- Montana
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