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Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Blue Sky Adit 1

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Blue Sky Mine Adit No. 2

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Blue Sky Adit No 2 Waste Dump

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Blue Sky Adit 1

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Blue Sky Mine Adit No. 2

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Blue Sky Adit No 2 Waste Dump

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Blue Sky Adit 1

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Blue Sky Mine Adit No. 2

Blue Sky occurrence, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 32' 43'' North , 115° 53' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.54531,-115.88929
GeoHash:
G#: c2mw6z7gr
GRN:
N32W57
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wallace761 (2017)8.4km
Osburn1,510 (2017)9.3km
Mullan675 (2017)10.6km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)17.3km
Wardner186 (2017)18.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
136102
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:136102:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Blue Sky; Blue Sky Mine; Silver Star


Located 5.1 miles (8.2 kilometers) north of Wallace, Idaho in the head of Keystone Gulch. Access is provided by the Dobson Pass Road from Wallace, Idaho. The Blue Sky Mine complex consisted of 5 adits. The inspection, and assessment, literature suggests that the adits all occur in the Prichard Formation.

Commodities (Major) - Silver, Zinc, Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Golden Dyke Formation (lower portion)
Host Rock: Quartzite, Argillite

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10009902
Link to USGS MRDS:10169113

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References

GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , GEOLOGY AND NOTES ON ORE DEPOSITS OF CANYON - NINE MILE CREEKS AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN FILE REPT., 108.
idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0197
Hobbs, S.W., Griggs, A.B., Wallace, R.E., Campbell, A.B, (1965), USGS PROF PAPER 478.
Kauffman J., Bennett E.H., Mitchell V.E., (2003), Site Inspection Report for the Abandoned and Inactive Mines in Idaho on U.S. Forest Service Lands (Region 1), Idaho Panhandle National Forest: Volume V, Section D: Coeur d' Alene River Drainage Surrounding the Coeur d' Alene Mining District (Excluding the Prichard Creek and Eagle Creek Drainages), Secondary Properties, IGS S-03-3.
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