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Longshot Mine, Colville Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Longshot MineMine
Colville Mining DistrictMining District
Stevens CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 37' 21'' North , 117° 41' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Colville4,719 (2017)17.9km
Ione451 (2017)24.0km
Kettle Falls1,597 (2017)26.8km
Marcus184 (2017)28.1km
Addy268 (2011)31.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Panorama Gem & Mineral ClubArden, Washington23km
Mindat Locality ID:
28610
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28610:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Newland Mine; Pioneer Mine


A lead-silver mine SW of Colville. The ore occurred as disseminations and lenses parallel to the bedding of limestone near the contact with the Maitlan Phyllite. Some veins cut the bedding of the limestone. Development consisted of a 920' adit, a 240' adit, and some pits. It produced from 1951-1955.

Structure: Sheared Zone Near Limestone - Schist Contact.

Commodity: December 1952 production averaged 12 to 15 percent lead and zinc and 10 ounces silver

Deposit: Ore occurs As rich pods of galena and sphalerite in limestone near sheared contact with schistose greenstone. Apparently does not persist more than 50 feet below surface.

Rock formation(s): Maitlen Phyllite, Limestone, Schist


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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