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Buckskin Mine, Placerville, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USAi
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Buckskin MineMine
Placerville- not defined -
Boise Basin Mining DistrictMining District
Boise CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 58' 54'' North , 115° 53' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.98178,-115.89426
GeoHash:
G#: 9rvd4y8kk
GRN:
N30W60
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Garden Valley394 (2011)12.9km
Crouch161 (2017)16.0km
Idaho City474 (2017)17.7km
Horseshoe Bend688 (2017)25.4km
Hidden Spring2,280 (2017)40.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Idaho Gem Club, Inc.Boise, Idaho48km
Southeast Idaho Gem and Mineral SocietyBoise, Idaho48km
Mindat Locality ID:
45385
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45385:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Near Placerville
Alteration: Oxidized; Mn Stains

Development: 12 unpatented claims; mill and surface plant destroyed by forest fire of aug. 1931.

Rock formation(s): Rhyolite Porphyry, Diorite


Ore(s): Fissure

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10 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘVanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Clⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
VVanadium
Vⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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References

Ballard, S. M., (1924), Geology and Gold Resources of Boise Basin, Boise County, Idaho: Id. Bureau of Mines and Geol., Bull. No. 9
Bell, R.N., (1929), Boise Basin Continues Making History: Mining Truth, V. 14, No. 17.
Anderson, A.L., (1947), Geology and Ore Deposits of Boise Basin, Idaho: USGS Bull. 944-c, P. 283-284.
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