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Gray Eagle Mine (Shepard Lease), Grimes Pass Mining District, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gray Eagle Mine (Shepard Lease) | Mine |
| Grimes Pass Mining District | Mining District |
| Boise Basin Mining District | Mining District |
| Boise County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 2' 24'' North , 115° 47' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Valley | 394 (2011) | 13.9km |
| Crouch | 161 (2017) | 16.5km |
| Idaho City | 474 (2017) | 23.7km |
| Horseshoe Bend | 688 (2017) | 35.3km |
| Hidden Spring | 2,280 (2017) | 50.9km |
REF:Deposit:: ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119-319
Deposit:: 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944-
Deposit:: OF THE CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL.
Production:: ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 301
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Zinc, Silver, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Rhyolite
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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
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071172 |
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Great Falls DomainDomain
- Idaho BatholithVolcanic Arc
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- Idaho
- Boise National ForestNational Forest
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