Consolidated Silver Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Consolidated Silver Mine | Mine |
| Evolution Mining District | Mining District |
| Shoshone County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 13'' North , 116° 1' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Wallace | 761 (2017) | 7.8km |
| Kellogg | 2,069 (2017) | 8.2km |
| Wardner | 186 (2017) | 8.7km |
| Smelterville | 603 (2017) | 12.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silver Summit Mine; Consolidated Mine; Consolidated Silver Mine; Silver Chieftain; Con-Sil
Located on the south slope of the South Form Coeur d'Alene River between Rosebud Gulch and McFarren Gulch approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 kilometers) west-southwest of Osburn, Idaho.
Commodities (Major) - Silver; (Minor) - Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wallace Formation (lower); St. Regis Formation; Revett Formation
Host Rock: Argillite, Quartzite
Structure: Polaris Fault; St. Elmo Fault; Mineral Point Fault; Silver Summit Fault; Osburn Fault; Big Creek Fault
Alteration(s): Unknown
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Other Information:
Commodities (Major) - Silver; (Minor) - Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wallace Formation (lower); St. Regis Formation; Revett Formation
Host Rock: Argillite, Quartzite
Structure: Polaris Fault; St. Elmo Fault; Mineral Point Fault; Silver Summit Fault; Osburn Fault; Big Creek Fault
Alteration(s): Unknown
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Other Information:
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10073335 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 0120750 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Idaho
- Coeur d'Alene Mining DistrictMining District
- Montana
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References
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Consolidated Silver Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA