Bonanza Occurrence (Sugar Creek Antimony Prospect; Kennedy; United Mercury Mines Company Property), Yellow Pine Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 56' 32'' North , 115° 18' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hermes Mine; Cinnabar; Pringlesmith; Cinnebar; Fern Quicksilver
Mercury USGS PP 610
REF:COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE W
Deposit:: SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. N., 1926, ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 780, P. 137 - 167
Deposit:: 1926 RECON SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 780
Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-F, PLATE 38 AND P. 186.
Deposit:: ADIT SYMBOL ON 7 1/2' QUAD.
Commodities (Major) - Antimony; (Trace) - Mercury
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Mineralization Occurs Along Thrust That Is Likely Extension Of The Meadow Cr-Sugar Cr Fault System
Host Rock: Granodiorite, Dolomite, Schist, Quartzite
REF:COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE W
Deposit:: SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. N., 1926, ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 780, P. 137 - 167
Deposit:: 1926 RECON SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 780
Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-F, PLATE 38 AND P. 186.
Deposit:: ADIT SYMBOL ON 7 1/2' QUAD.
Commodities (Major) - Antimony; (Trace) - Mercury
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Mineralization Occurs Along Thrust That Is Likely Extension Of The Meadow Cr-Sugar Cr Fault System
Host Rock: Granodiorite, Dolomite, Schist, Quartzite
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10011560 |
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- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Idaho BatholithVolcanic Arc
- Wallace DomainDomain
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- Boise National ForestNational Forest
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Bonanza Occurrence, Yellow Pine Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA