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Garfield Claim Group Mine (Belle Cora; North Side; Golden Cycle; Surplus; Extension and Chief; Stoddard; Garfield; Gold Hill), De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USAi
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Garfield Claim Group Mine (Belle Cora; North Side; Golden Cycle; Surplus; Extension and Chief; Stoddard; Garfield; Gold Hill)Mine
De Lamar Mining DistrictMining District
Owyhee CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 1' 14'' North , 116° 50' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.02056,-116.84167
GeoHash:
G#: 9rsutpwkz
GRN:
N29W62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jordan Valley174 (2017)18.0km
Melba531 (2017)46.9km
Kuna17,226 (2017)62.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
137455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137455:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH. 138, 106 P.
Deposit:: LINDGREN W 1899 USGS 20TH ANN RPT V3 P133
Deposit:: PROD: UNKNOWN
Deposit:: NUMEROUS MINE & PROSPECTS IN AREA
Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR AND
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Gold, Silver
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Rhyolite, Basalt

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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