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Porphyry from
Ketchum Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Type:Porphyry
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Porphyry data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ketchum Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1051850
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1051850:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Porphyry
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘW. K. No. 1 Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘRed Bird Prospect, Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSkookum Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘThunderation Group, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘJerome Group, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘGrays Peak Opal Deposit, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘPungo Creek Fluorspar Prospect, Valley County, Idaho, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff Deposit (Missouri Creek Group; Missouri Ridge), Valley County, Idaho, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘMissouri Creek Group, Valley County, Idaho, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘMulligan Group Prospect (Deer Lodge Group), Valley County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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