Mountain King Mine, Sheep Mountain Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mountain King Mine | Mine |
| Sheep Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Custer County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 36' 18'' North , 115° 1' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silver Streak; King; Happy Day
REF:Deposit:: CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P.Deposit:: BELL, R. N., 1919, TWENTY-FIRST ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING
Deposit:: INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1919, P. 68.
Deposit:: UMPLEBY, J. B., AND LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1920, IDAHO BUREAU OF
Deposit:: MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 3, P. 24-25.
Deposit:: TREVES, SAMUEL B., AND MELEAR, JOHN D., 1953, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM MINING
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Zinc, Copper, Gold; (Trace) - Cadmium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Belt Supergroup - Quartzite, Yellowjacket Formation - Marble, Shale
Structure: Folds Near Batholith Contact Strike N 15 Deg W; Farther E. From Contact Folds Strike N 35 To 40 Deg W
Host Rock: Limestone, Quartzite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10070823 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Great Falls DomainDomain
- Idaho BatholithVolcanic Arc
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