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Silver King mine, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USAi
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Silver King mineMine (Inactive)
Usk- not defined -
Pend Oreille CountyCounty
WashingtonState
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Silver King mine, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
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Silver King mine, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
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Silver King mine, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 29' 52'' North , 117° 21' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.49796,-117.35389
GeoHash:
G#: c2secsc90
GRN:
N33W57
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cusick205 (2017)18.3km
Ione451 (2017)27.4km
Chewelah2,607 (2011)36.3km
Addy268 (2011)39.0km
Metaline172 (2017)39.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Panorama Gem & Mineral ClubArden, Washington39km
Pend Oreille Rock and Gem ClubOldtown, Idaho42km
Mindat Locality ID:
447273
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:447273:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Silver King mine is a former (closed), small Ag-Pb mine. The geology of the Silver King mine is similar to other Ag-Pb mines in the Pend Oreille County area, showing galena, sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite as metal sulfides. Similar to the other mines in the county, the mine shows host rock composed of limestone/dolomite interspersed with argillite/slate layers, which provide localized confinement to concentrate Pb-Zn ore deposits.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10252797

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References

P. Woodhouse, D. Jacobson, V. Pisoni, Discovering Washington’s Historic Mines, Vol 6, Stevens & Pend Oreille Counties, ©2013, pp 222, 270.
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