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American prospect, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 31' 48'' North , 115° 52' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.53017,-115.87962
GeoHash:
G#: c2mw7he53
GRN:
N32W57
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wallace761 (2017)7.2km
Mullan675 (2017)8.9km
Osburn1,510 (2017)9.4km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)18.0km
Wardner186 (2017)19.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
63068
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63068:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
American Mine


Located approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) northeast of Wallace, Idaho in the East Fork of Ninemile Creek (immediately west of the Success Mine).

Commodities (Major): lead, silver
Development Status: Remediated
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation, Cretaceous syenitic - monzonite intrusions
Host Rock: Quartzite - Monzonite contact zone
Alteration: Chlorite, Sericite
Tectonics: Belt Basin
Deposit: Mineral belt including success mine and American prospect is about 6,000 feet long

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10078393
Link to USGS MRDS:10193356

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References

Geological Survey Professional Paper 445, 103 pages.
idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0233
Umpleby, J.B., Jones, E.L.Jnr. (1923) Geology and Ore Deposits of Shoshone County, Idaho. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 732, 156 pages.
Fryklund, V.C. (1964) Ore Deposits of the Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho.
Hobbs, S.W., Griggs, A.B., Wallace, R.E., Campbell, A.B. (1965) Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho. Geological Survey Professional Paper 478, 139 pages.
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