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Melrose Mine, Northport Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types
Melrose MineMine
Northport Area- not defined -
Northport Mining DistrictMining District
Stevens CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 56' 44'' North , 117° 38' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Northport288 (2017)10.4km
Trail9,707 (2018)17.6km
Rossland3,619 (2008)19.1km
Fruitvale3,790 (2006)20.2km
Metaline172 (2017)21.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Selkirk Rock & Mineral ClubTrail, British Columbia17km
Mindat Locality ID:
28637
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28637:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Paragon Mine; Maple Leaf Mine


A silver mine 4 miles south of Boundary. Development consisted of 1600' of workings on 2 levels. The geology is veins in argillite of the Kootenay Arc. It produced ore in 1913 and 1938. A 3 ton shipment from the mine returned 17.5% Zn, 8% Pb, 2.6%Cu, 1.01 % Bi, 1.7% Sb, and 73.2 oz/ton Ag. Mills (1977) reported around 11,000 lbs Pb and 2,900 oz Ag being made

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5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SbAntimony
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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