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Cobaltite from
Blackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cobaltite
Formula:CoAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1 photo of Cobaltite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Biotite1 photo of Cobaltite associated with Biotite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cobaltite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37892
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37892:9
GUID (UUID V4):101eb958-f187-469c-b2d8-13774804de58
Nearest other occurrences of Cobaltite
0.3km (0.2 miles) High Five Prospect, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) New Hawkeye Prospect, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Bohannon Prospect (Gray Eagle Prospect), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) St Joe Prospect, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Merle ore zone, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Calera Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Howe Sound Adit (Howe Sound Mine), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) Tom Jefferson Claims, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Chicago Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Northfield Prospect (Stevenson Prospect), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALIUM DEPOSITA 9 Springer-Verlag 1990 The Idaho cobalt belt, northwestern United S t a t e s A metamorphosed...metamorphosed Proterozoic exhalative ore district J.L. Nold Department of Earth Sciences, Central Missouri...University, Warrensburg, Missouri USA 64093 Abstract. In the Idaho cobalt belt, originally exhalative...metamorphic grade. The Idaho cobalt belt is located about 40 km west of Salmon, Idaho in the northwestern... The most important deposit in the district is the Blackbird mine which produced copper-cobalt ore sporadically
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CONCENTRATIONS IN Co-Cu-Au ORES OF THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, IDAHO JOHN F. SLACK† U.S. Geological Survey...of strata-bound Co-Cu-Au ore from the Blackbird district in Idaho shows previously unknown high concentrations...xenotime, and allanite that form complex intergrowths with cobaltite, suggesting coeval Co and REE + Y...Occurrence of high REE and Y concentrations in the Blackbird ores, together with previously documented saline-rich...Co-Cu-Au Deposits of the Blackbird District Co-Cu-Au deposits of the Blackbird district constitute the only
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
REE-Bearing Copper-Cobalt Ore Deposits, Blackbird District, East-Central Idaho: Epigenetic Origins K. LUND,1,†...± Ni ± REE) ore deposits of the Blackbird district, east-central Idaho, have previously been classified...section. New studies indicate that, across the district, mineralization was introduced into the country...order and sulfide mineral associations across the district. Both early and late quartz veins contain chalcopyrite...intermediate-stage tourmaline-biotite veins host the cobaltite. Barren early and late albite and late carbonate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Reconnaissance Lead Isotope Characteristics of the Blackbird Deposit: Implications for the Age and Origin of...of Cobalt-Copper Mineralization in the Idaho Cobalt Belt, United States K. PANNEERSELVAM,1,† ANDREW W...(Mesoproterozoic) in a linear belt called the Idaho cobalt belt, near Salmon, Idaho. We report the first set of lead...Cretaceous felsic igneous rocks of the region (the Idaho batholith and related rocks) also have much lower...resulted in the formation of Co-Cu deposits in the Idaho cobalt belt. Introduction COBALT-COPPER (Co-Cu)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hydrogen, and Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry of the Idaho Cobalt Belt CRAIG A. JOHNSON,1,† ARTHUR A. BOOKSTROM...deposits of the Idaho cobalt belt, including the deposits of the Blackbird district, have been analyzed...nearly uniform throughout the Blackbird district, with a mean value for cobaltite (CoAsS, the main cobalt mineral)...mineral that is widespread, although sparse, at Blackbird, suggest formation from mixtures of sedimentary...isotope perspective, the mineral deposits of the Idaho cobalt belt contrast with typical VMS and sedimentary
Report (issue)
IDAHO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MOSCOW AND BOISE TECHNICAL REPORT 22-02 BOOKSTROM PLATE 1 IDAHOGEOLOGY.ORG...ORG GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACKBIRD CO-CU-AU DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO -114° 24’ 0.5” 45° 11’ 15.2” ...schist ± garnet. This unit is mapped only in the Blackbird structural block, but it may be correlative with...Published and sold by the Idaho Geological Survey University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014 ª The IGS...ADJOINING QUADRANGLES ª QUADRANGLE LOCATION ª IDAHO ª KILOMETER ª BI G CR HO AG RN S ª 1 ¬ Contour
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Strata-Bound Fe-Co-Cu-Au-Bi-Y-REE Deposits of the Idaho Cobalt Belt: Multistage Hydrothermal Mineralization...element (REE) deposits of the Idaho cobalt belt in east-central Idaho provide evidence of multistage...of the Idaho cobalt belt comprise three types: (1) strata-bound sulfide lenses in the Blackbird district...district, which are cobaltite and, less commonly, chalcopyrite rich with locally abundant gold, native bismuth...tourmalinized breccias in the Blackbird district that in places have concentrations of cobaltite, chalcopyrite, gold
Report (issue)
SEDIMENT-HOSTED Co-Cu DEPOSITS IN THE BLACKBIRD MINING DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO AN INTERIM REPORT by J. Thomas...and generalized geology of the Idaho cobalt belt, Lemhi County, Idaho................................... 3 Figure 2. Generalized geology of the Blackbird mine area, showing the location of Co-Cu lodes and...middle unit of Yellowjacket Formation in the Blackbird mine area.........................................element relations in mafic igneous rocks of the Blackbird mine area......................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COBALT COMMODITY MEETING New production in the Idaho Cobalt Belt: a unique metallogenic province Downloaded...J. Scott Bending and W. G. Scales Synopsis The Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB) is a unique example of sea-floor...km long and up to 10 km wide, centred on the Blackbird mine. It is an exceptional metallogenic province... Formation Capital’s Idaho cobalt project encircles the inactive Blackbird mine and encompasses the Ram...feasibility, permitting and pre-development phase. The Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB) is a northwest-trending zone of
Report (issue)
Co-Cu exhalite deposits of the Blackbird nining district, Lenhi County, Idaho By J. T. Nash 1 , G. A. Hahn2...the Blackbird mine, Lemhi County, Idaho............. 2 Figure 2. Geology of the Blackbird mine area...... 8 Figure 5. Photomicrographs of gold and cobaltite in the Sunshine lode.....11 TABLES Table 1. Summary...deposits in the Blackbird wining district where it occurs 1n close association with cobaltite. The gold-rich...differ from other stratabound Co-Cu lodes in the district in their lower content of chalcopyrite and pyrite-pyrrhotite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of cobaltite (CoAsS) in the Idaho cobalt belt, Belt-Purcell Basin, USA: Evidence for middle...Survey, 904 W. Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...2017 Keywords: Cobaltite Re-Os Geochronology Mesoproterozoic Metamorphism Greenschist Idaho cobalt belt...report the first study of the Re-Os systematics of cobaltite (CoAsS) using disseminated grains and massive...the Co-Cu-Au Idaho cobalt belt (ICB), Lemhi subbasin to the Belt-Purcell Basin, Idaho, USA. Using a 185Re
Report (issue)
COBALT-COPPER DEPOSITS OF ~ BLACKBIRD DISTRICT lEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO by :r. 5. Vhay Geological Survey...RHiLEASED 01J BLA.C'lilliRD COB.ALT-COPPER DEPOSITS IN IDAHO Director ~v. E. Wrather of the Geological Survey...cobalt-copper deposits of the Blackbird district, Lemhi COunty, Idaho, has been re"leased for limited...of the :Blackbird district now appear to be among the more important of the c~untry. Cobaltite and the... deposit~ of the Blackbir~ ,I.st :n.ct~ ~emh1. County, Idano"p from the D1rector, U. So Geolog1cal Survey~
Report (issue)
Chlorine-rich blotltes from the Blackbird raining district, Lenhi County, Idaho evidence for a saline hydrothermal...geology of the Idaho Cobalt Belt..... 2 Figure 2. Generalized geology of the Blackbird mine area, showing...Table 1. Partial chemical analyses of rocks, Blackbird District......... 23 Table 2. Partial results of microprobe...analyses of biotite, Yellowjacket Formation, Blackbird District....................................... 24...that are spatially associated with Co-Cu ores at Blackbird contain high chlorine concentrations. Chlorine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1189–1205 Ore Genesis Constraints on the Idaho Cobalt Belt from Fluid Inclusion Gas, Noble Gas...Abstract The Idaho cobalt belt is a 60-km-long alignment of deposits composed of cobaltite, Co pyrite,...in Mesoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks of the Lemhi Group. It is the largest cobalt resource in the...United States with historic production from the Blackbird Mine. All of the deposits were deformed and metamorphosed...occur near a 1377 Ma anorogenic bimodal plutonic complex. The enhanced solubility of Fe, Co, Cu, and Au
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SOURCES AND METALLOGENESIS IN THE BLACKBIRD Co–Cu–Au–Bi–Y–REE DISTRICT, IDAHO, U.S.A.: INSIGHTS FROM MAJOR-ELEMENT...mineral in the Mesoproterozoic Blackbird Co–Cu–Au–Bi–Y–REE district, Idaho, where it occurs in both mineralized... The metal association of Bi–Be–Y–REE in the Blackbird ores suggests some magmatic input, but involvement...established from the present database. Keywords: Blackbird, Idaho, cobalt-enriched belt, stratabound sulfides...Sommaire La tourmaline est répandue dans le district Blackbird, en Idaho, d’âge mésoprotérozoïque, minéralisé
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Timing of Co-Cu ± Au Mineralization in the Blackbird District, Idaho, Using SHRIMP U-Pb Ages of Monazite and...California 94305 Abstract The Blackbird district, east-central Idaho, contains the largest known Co...of strata-hosted Co-Cu ± Au mineralization at Blackbird has been a matter of controversy for decades....siliciclastic metasedimentary country rock in the Blackbird district, (2) igneous zircons from Mesoproterozoic...monazite from the Merle and Sunshine prospects at Blackbird. Detrital zircon from metasandstone of the biotite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
r------' .--. !i i , i ' i Boundary '---~ IDAHO Bonner_j l--;~u:d{ene\, I , L~ Coeur'cI'Alene...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I...Power i..r v. ) 't,.,. 1. r': ~ Caribou Idaho 83816-2043 , • c-vz..J. '. 2",_J'-1 '\ o, ...INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that may have produced well-crystallized...localities for minerals that were first discovered in Idaho. Unfortunately for the field collector, most of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mesothermal Pb-Zn-Ag veins of the Coeur d’Alene district in northern Idaho (total production: Pb, 7.5 Mt; Zn, 3...and associated polymetallic veins in the Butte district in Montana (total resource: Cu, 35 Mt; Zn, 4.6...1998). The Sullivan Mine closed in 2001 after more than 92 years of production. Mining of 26 major vein...d’Alene district began in the 1880s and peaked about 1950. Production in the Coeur d’Alene district continues...access shaft). Mining at Butte began in 1875, with copper production peaking in 1917. Mining continues today
Report (volume)
Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho Southwestern Montana GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN... Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho Southwestern Montana By ALBERT F. TRITES, JR., and...______ Mine descriptions.._________________________________________ North Fork-Shoup district, Idaho___-__...claim_________________________________________ Blackbird district, Idaho_._______________________________ Calera..._____-_ Forney district, Idaho________________________________________ Singiser mine._______________
Report (issue)
Resource Appraisal of the Salmon National Forest, Idaho by Rick Johnson , Terry Close2, and Ed McHugh3...Service, Salmon-Challis National Forest, Salmon, Idaho U.S. Bureau of Mines, Western Field Operations Center...published information, field investigations, and mining company data. 2 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT...resources Mining districts Gibbonsville Mining District Indian Creek Mining District Mineral Hill Mining District...Mackinaw Mining District Blackbird Mining District Wilson Creek Mining District Yellowjacket Mining District
Book (edition)
Idaho Minerals The complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho Lanny R. Ream 1!11, ) a...PISTOLS Idaho Minerals Idaho Minerals The Complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho with Special...Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the Blackbird Mining District, and the Sawtooth Mountains...Rerun Publishing P .O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Ale ne, Idaho 83814 Copyright © 1989 by L.R. Ream Publishing...R Ream Publishing P.O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 667-0453 To those collectors who are
Report (issue)
IRON-RICH STRATA, YELLOWJACKET FORMATION, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: ANALYTICAL DATA AND DISCUSSION By J.T...the Idaho Cobalt Belt.... Map showing geology of the Idaho Cobalt Belt, including the Blackbird stratigraphic...samples from the Blackbird mine area...... Plots of Cl vs A. Samples from the Blackbird mine area ............ Plots of Cl vs K2O. A. Samples from the Blackbird mine area .................... B. Typical samples...2. Analytical results for samples from the Blackbird mine area... Analytical results and descriptions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COBALT MINERALIZATION IN THE BLACKBIRD LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO. ALFRED DISTRICT L. ANDERSON. ABSTRACT. The...cobaltmineralizationin the Blackbirddistrict of Lemhi County, Idaho, probablythe mostextensivemineralizationof...(pre-Cambrian). Theselodesare represented by (1) zonesof cobaltite- 'impregnated tourmalinized quartzite(cobalt-tourmaline...stringersand lenses of quartz and suchore mineralsas cobaltite,native silver, chalcopyrite, gold, and electrumin...copper-cobalt stageduring xvhichbiotite, quartz, cobaltite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, native silver
Report (issue)
Idaho Mining and Exploration, 2016-2017 Virginia S. Gillerman Earl H. Bennett Alexis Clark Mark Barton...June 2021 Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014...83844-3014 Idaho Mining and Exploration, 2016-2017 Virginia S. Gillerman Earl H. Bennett Alexis Clark Mark...standards. Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014...…………………………………………………………………………..... 4 Metal Mining ……………………………………………………………………………7 Phosphate Mining ……………………………………………………………………
Report (issue)
Proterozoic) in the area of the Idaho Cobalt Belt, Lemhi County, Idaho Part A. Discussion By Jon J. Connor...Overview .................................... Blackbird zone (BZ) ............................... Biotitite...copper distribution ........................ The Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB) ............................ A...4. 5. 6. Index to geologic map and location of Idaho Cobalt Belt ............. Geologic map ...........Geologic section across southeastern end of the Idaho Cobalt Belt ........ Summary character of the Yellowjacket
 
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