Morning Star Mine, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Morning Star Mine | Mine |
| Danville Mining District | Mining District |
| Ferry County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 58' 16'' North , 118° 31' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sion | 658 (2019) | 5.5km |
| Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 9.3km |
| Curlew | 118 (2011) | 11.1km |
| Orient | 115 (2011) | 26.0km |
| Republic | 1,072 (2017) | 39.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lucile Dreyfus Mine; Faithful Suprise Mine; Mineral Hill Mine; Virginia Mine; Minnehaha Mine
A gold mine south of Danville. It was developed by 12000' of underground workings. The deposit consisted of a quartz vein cutting serpentine averaging 2' in width.
Tectonics: Permian-Triassic Rocks Are In Contact With Serpentine (Parker And Calkins, 1964, Geol. Map).
Deposit: Permian-triassic greenstone is in sheared contact with serpentinite (parker and calkins, 1964, geol. Map, p. 88-89). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: ECON.COM: PRODUCED $15,000 BY 1910, $27,000 IN 1917, AND ABOUT $15,000 IN 1935; ALSO PRODUCED IN 1936-1939 AND 790 TONS IN 1940-1943 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 122).
Ore(s): The Quartz Veins Cutting Serpentine Are Said To Average 2 Ft. In Width (Hutting, 1956, P. 122). Veins Are Found In And Near The Sheared Contact Between Greenstone And Serpentinite. Gold-Pyrite-Quartz Veins Are Prevalent In The Greenstone, And Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Quartz Veins Are Commonly Found At The Contact Between Serpentine And Greenstone (Parker And Calkins, 1964, P. 89).
Tectonics: Permian-Triassic Rocks Are In Contact With Serpentine (Parker And Calkins, 1964, Geol. Map).
Deposit: Permian-triassic greenstone is in sheared contact with serpentinite (parker and calkins, 1964, geol. Map, p. 88-89). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: ECON.COM: PRODUCED $15,000 BY 1910, $27,000 IN 1917, AND ABOUT $15,000 IN 1935; ALSO PRODUCED IN 1936-1939 AND 790 TONS IN 1940-1943 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 122).
Ore(s): The Quartz Veins Cutting Serpentine Are Said To Average 2 Ft. In Width (Hutting, 1956, P. 122). Veins Are Found In And Near The Sheared Contact Between Greenstone And Serpentinite. Gold-Pyrite-Quartz Veins Are Prevalent In The Greenstone, And Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Quartz Veins Are Commonly Found At The Contact Between Serpentine And Greenstone (Parker And Calkins, 1964, P. 89).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10055887 |
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- Kootenay DomainDomain
- QuesnelliaVolcanic Arc
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