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Argillite from
Little Falls Creek Deposit (Purple Spar; Twin Claims), Summit Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Argillite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Argillite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little Falls Creek Deposit (Purple Spar; Twin Claims), Summit Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1052048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1052048:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Argillite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBig Falls Creek Deposit (Giant Quartz No. 1; White Elephant), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSummit Creek Occurrence, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘPine Mouse Deposit, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine (Mattie Mine), Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘQuaker City Mine, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘJo Orla Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘEvelyn Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMascot Mine (Mascott Mining and Milling Company), Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
20.0km (12.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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