Alphabet Group Prospect, Sawtooth Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Group Prospect | Prospect |
| Sawtooth Mining District | Mining District |
| Elmore County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 57' 10'' North , 114° 58' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
135578
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135578:2
GUID (UUID V4):
946901db-1798-4e0b-a045-9a9e07123f76
REF:Deposit:: KIILSGAARD, T. H., AND OTHERS, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAWTOOTH PRIMITIVE AREA, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1319-D, 174 P
Deposit:: 1970 OTHER T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-
Commodities (Major) - Molybdenum, Silver, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Minor Fractures
Host Rock: Granite
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10070763 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Falls DomainDomain
USA
- Idaho
- Sawtooth BatholithBatholith
- Sawtooth National Recreation AreaProtected Area
- Sawtooth RangeMountain Range
- Sawtooth National ForestNational Forest
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