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Elmira Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Elmira Mine | Mine |
| Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District) | Mining District |
| Lemhi County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 47' 51'' North , 113° 28' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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REF:Deposit:: THUNE, H. W., 1941, MINERALOGY OF THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LITTLE EIGHTMILE DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 37 P.
Deposit:: ALSO IN 22
Deposit:: WICKEN, O. M., 1941, A METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW-GRADE MAN
Commodities (Major) - Iron, Manganese; (Minor) - Lead, Zinc; (Trace) - Cobalt, Nickel, Arsenic
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Granite Porphyry
Host Rock: Limestone, Quartzite
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071935 |
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