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Falls Creek Prospect, Lakeview Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 3' 42'' North , 116° 24' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.06167,-116.40500
GRN:
N33W56
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Clark Fork541 (2017)19.4km
East Hope216 (2017)21.6km
Athol696 (2017)25.8km
Dover660 (2017)26.1km
Sandpoint7,835 (2017)26.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Pend Oreille Rock and Gem ClubOldtown, Idaho49km
Mindat Locality ID:
137289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137289:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
Deposit:: ZARTMAN, R. E., AND STACEY, J. S., 1971, LEAD ISOTOPES AND MINERALIZATION AGES IN BELT SUPER - GROUP ROCKS
Deposit:: SAMPSON 1928 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 31
Deposit:: SAVAGE 1965 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 134
Deposit:: BELL 1913 FOURTEENTH ANN REPT MINING IND OF IDAHO FOR 1912
Commodities (Trace) - Copper, Silver, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation - Quartzite, Kaniksu Batholith - Granodiorite
Structure: Granodiorite Stock Nearby

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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