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Pine Point Quarry, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 32' 48'' North , 116° 13' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.54683,-116.22361
GeoHash:
G#: c2mq7r8s3
GRN:
N32W58
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pinehurst1,580 (2017)1.4km
Smelterville603 (2017)3.2km
Wardner186 (2017)7.2km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)7.9km
Osburn1,510 (2017)17.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
North Idaho Mineral ClubCoeur d'Alene, Idaho44km
Mindat Locality ID:
141069
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:141069:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Theatre Pit; SH-30S Idaho Transportation Department; Zanetti Pinehurst Rock Pit; Pinhurst Rock Pit


Located on the south slope of the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River near the mouth of Pine Creek approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 kilometers) northeast of Pinehurst, Idaho.
Commodities (Major): Aggregate Undifferentiated
Development Status: Current Producer
Host Rock Unit(s): Revett-Burke Formation (undifferentiated); Lamprophyre Dike
Host Rock(s): Argillite, Quartzite, Siltite
Deposit Type(s): Bedrock Quarry
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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References

MSHA MINE FILE REFERENCE,OCTOBER,1978.
Idaho Transportation Department, n.d., D1 Concrete Sources for ASR Study-Concrete and aggregate sources provided by ITD District 1.
idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Aggregate.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=SH0002
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