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Siderite from
Slate Creek Prospect, Boulder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slate Creek Prospect, Boulder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458895:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘSlate Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘDryden Mine (Williams - Dryden Group), Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBuckskin Claims, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘElla prospect, Kinnikinic Creek, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘClayton Mine, Kinnikinic Creek, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘMuleshoe Prospect, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘCompass Mine, Kinnikinic Creek, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine (New Silver Bell), Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘRamshorn Mine (Beardsley Mine; Excelsior), Ramshorn Mountain, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘBoulder Mines (Golden Glow and Boulder Consolidated), North Fork Wood River Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing.
 
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