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Golconda Group, Sheep Mountain Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA i
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Sheep Mountain Mining District Mining District
Custer County County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

44° 36' 32'' North , 115° 1' 22'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

44.60889,-115.02278

G#: 9ryjy8fcw

Köppen climate type:

Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

137533

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:137533:9

GUID (UUID V4):

0

REF:Deposit:: UMPLEBY, J. B., AND LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1920, A RECONNAISSANCE IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 3, 23 P
Deposit:: 1920 RECON IDA. BUR. MINES AND GEOL. BULL.
TREVES SAMUAL B 1953 UNIV OF IDAHO MS THESIS 44P
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Diorite Porphyry Dikes
Host Rock: Limestone

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5 valid minerals.

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Formula: PbS

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Formula: FeS₂

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(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Formula: SiO₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Formula: ZnS

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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