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Sericite from
Independence Mine, Big Creek, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Independence Mine, Big Creek, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:455156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:455156:0
GUID (UUID V4):8e9e7fa2-1b1a-47c4-a0a2-baa19c42f354
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
3.1km (1.9 miles) Rocket Prospect (White Bluff), Valley County, Idaho, USA
97.0km (60.2 miles) Twilight Claim (Sawlog group), Sawlog Gulch, North Fork - Shoup Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
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Report (volume)
SMITH, DIRECTOR 408 A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING GAMPS IN ELKO, UNDER, AND EUREKA COUNTIES, NEVADA............................. Mountain ranges and mining districts................................................................ Midas or Gold Circle district........................................ Location...geology............................................. Mine descriptions......................................44 44 45 46 47* 47 47 47 48 48 48 48 49 50 Rex mine..................:.............................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA ABSTRACT ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission...bodies of jasperoid, quartzalunite, and quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration, hot spring silica sinter terraces...and Bald Mountain gold districts in White Pine County (Nutt, 2000; Nutt and Hart, 2004). These districts...Chaotic unit (Tch), Water Canyon, Bald Mountain district Quartz-bearing lithologies: jasperoid in Joana...Joana Limestone (Mjj), Mooney Basin, Bald Mountain district jasperoid in Joana Limestone (Mj) near contact
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...Adams'. McCall -j' ('I. ,I) , \' ,I ',Ji Valley L..yJashingtonf ( • _ _ .l- - ---r' .LJ I ya~J...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
Report (volume)
Quadrangle and the Western Part of the Idaho Falls I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho * , , » Prepare/ in *VG}'erati(>ttaw$i...Idaffo Stat^Universitv, 'and th&Jr "ni\'ersity of Idaho U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN~2064-rA-R Cover...south at the Mackay stock, southwest of Mackay, Idaho. The Eocene Mackay stock (center of photograph;...rocks, including the Lower Mississippian McGowan Creek Formation and the Upper Mississippian White Knob...Quadrangle and the Western Part of the Idaho Falls I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho Edited by Ronald G. Worl, Paul K
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO BY JOSEPH B. UMPLEBY, LEWIS G. WESTGATE AND CLYDE...D. F. HEWETT Prepared in cooperation with the Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Francis A. Thomson,.....______.__________-_--__--_--_.____--._ Trail Creek formation.....___..._ __.______.--. General features...Granodiorite and related rocks on upper Wildhorse Creek __ Massive granodiorite________-------__-----________...Quartz monzonite on Big Lost River._--__----__________ Quartz monzonite on Deer Creek-__-------_----____-___
Report (issue)
INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA By Roscoe M. Smith Prepared in cooperation...Acknowledgment -Mining districts Commodities Production Descriptions of mining districts . Alder district-Aura district...district -Beaver district Black Mountain district Bootstrap district Burner district Burns Basin district--...-Carlin district Cave Creek district ----Charleston district_--Coal Mine district~ Contact district Cornucopia...Cornucopia district - -Corral Creek district - Decoy district Delano district Delker districtDivide district
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Vol. 98, 2003, pp. 339–366 The Tuscarora Au-Ag District: Eocene Volcanic-Hosted Epithermal Deposits in...Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 RICHARD... California 94025 Abstract The Tuscarora mining district contains the oldest and the only productive...productive Eocene epithermal deposits in Nevada. The district is a particularly clear example of association of... and Carlin-type deposits may lie beneath the district. Introduction 120° Period Source Au (oz)
Report (issue)
contributed to this output, but only two Lake (Leadville district) and San Juan yielded notable amounts. The Leadville...really obtained as a by-product; that from San Juan County slightly exceeded 1,500,000 pounds. The copper...from San Juan County. It may be said that Colorado does not contain a single copper mine of prominence...Emmons.* An occurrence of this kind in Fremont County will be described, for the reason that it seems...COUNTIES. TOPOGRAPHY. The larger part of Fremont County is occupied by the Front Range and the irregular
Report (issue)
Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund ~ oopr is PUBliC P[O'J>ERTY aud 1• DOt ~re~~o~...__________________________________________ _ 1 Summary of mining districts---.---------------------Introduction..._ Metamorphic rocks ________________________ _ Idaho Springs formation _______________ _ Swandy ke hornblende...hornblende gneiss ____________ _ Quartzite at Coal Creek ________________ _ Igneous rocks _____________________________...Quartz diorite and associated hornblendite_ Boulder Creek granite _________________ _ Pikes Peak granite
Report (issue)
deposits of the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho Abstracts and short papers selected...presented to the Annual Convention of the Northwest Mining Association, Spokane, Washington, December 7, 1989...types in the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho .................... Johnson, K...resources of the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho ....................... Smith, C...mineralized terranes in the Hailey I°x2° quadrangle, Idaho ......... Kleinkopf, M.D., Bankey, Viki, and McCafferty
Report (issue)
.................... Evidence for the Crescent Valley-Indepencence Lineament, north-central Nevada Stephen...and gold deposition in the Betze deposit, Eureka County, Nevada M. B. Woitsekhowskaya and S.G. ftters....Battle Mountain Mining District Pluton-related Au in the Battle Mountains Mining District An overview TedG...distal-disseminated precious-metal deposits, Battle Mountain Mining District, Nevada TedG. Tlteodore......................the Fortitude gold skarn, Battle Mountain Mining District, Nevada Boris B. Kotlyar and Ted G. Theodore
Report (issue)
Geology of the Coeur dl\lene District Shoshone County Idaho GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER ...' . Geology of the Coeur di\lene District Shoshone County Idaho By S. WARREN HOBBS, ALLAN B. GRIGGS...world's largest lead-, zinc-, and silverproducing mining districts UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...Subdivisipn of the Belt Series in the Coeur d'Alene district _____________________________________ _ Correlation...the Belt Series in and around the Coeur d'Alene district ________________________ _ Problems in mapping
Book (volume)
...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Book (volume)
...........................................160 Idaho .................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces The state...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal
Report (issue)
the Challis Volcanics in the Twin Peaks Caldera, Idaho. USGS photograph by Frederick S. Fisher. Geology...Resource Assessment of the Challis I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho Edited by Frederick S. Fisher and Kathleen M. Johnson...mineral resources in the Challis 7°x2° quadrangle, Idaho UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...resource assessment of the Challis I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho / edited by Frederick S. Fisher and Kathleen M....I19.16:P1525 1. Geology Idaho Challis Region. 2. Mines and mineral resources Idaho Challis Region. I. Fisher
Report (issue)
Stillwater mine (platinum, palladium, gold, rhodium, copper, and nickel), the Mineral Hill mine (gold and...the discovery and development of the Stillwater mine and the discovery of gold-copper-silver deposits...more than 2 million oz of gold in the New World district (see map on p. ii). Exploration for gold, platinum-group...J45< 111' Travertine mine Y»llowston» National Park Red Lodgechromite district WY 109° -I r 45°45'...porphyry copper deposits. L 111° J 45' New Worid district Permissive tracts for selected deposit types
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
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Report (volume)
OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO BY ALFRED L. ANDERSON Prepared in cooperation with the IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND...________________-____--_-______---_---_--_------Idaho batholith and its facies (Mesozoic)......---.--------------Quartz..._______________________ Rocks younger than the Idaho batholith-________________________ Early Tertiary...mine___-____-__-_----_--_-------_---__---___-230 Mascot mine--__----_-_-_----------------------.-_----_--- ....prospect____________---__--__--------_--_-,.-_-___ 233 Eureka mine-______________-----__--_^____________________ 233
Report (issue)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A sbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once they are discovered...... ..... .. .. ....... ... ....... Washington-Idaho-Montana-Wyoming-South Dakota, by R. L. Parker................................................... Idaho ...............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Timing of Ore Formation in the Willow Creek Gold District, Talkeetna Mountains, Southern Alaska* Stephen...Abstract The Willow Creek mining district was the third-largest lode gold district in Alaska in the 20th...t of gold from associated placer deposits. The district is located in the southern Talkeetna Mountains...quartz veins hosted by granitic rocks of the Willow Creek pluton. A geochronologic study of granitic rocks...in the district. New U-Pb zircon dates from the Talkeetna batholith, including the Willow Creek pluton
Journal (issue)
world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed...(c) = currently closed to collecting ALBEMARLE COUNTY Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene actinolite-tremolite...limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite, siderite Faber lead mine-near Faber cerussite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, argentiferous...topaz, tourmaline, triplite Trueheart pegmatite mine (f)-near Amelia beryl (var. aquamarine), microcline
 
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