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Cassidy Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Blackfoot Mining District), Latah County, Idaho, USAi
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Cassidy ProspectProspect
Gold Hill Mining District (Blackfoot Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 57' 32'' North , 116° 45' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.95889,-116.76472
GeoHash:
G#: c2kgnuwe2
GRN:
N32W58
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Princeton148 (2011)7.2km
Onaway189 (2017)10.2km
Potlatch805 (2017)10.9km
De Smet175 (2011)23.7km
Deary508 (2017)23.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
136418
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:136418:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P. 13
Deposit:: NO PROD IBM&G
Deposit:: FAICK, J. N., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD HILL DISTRICT: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 50.
D
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation - Grayish Quartzite
Host Rock: Quartzite

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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