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Keep Cool Mine, Lakeview Mining District, Bonner County, Idaho, USAi
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Lakeview Mining DistrictMining District
Bonner CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 54' 22'' North , 116° 26' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Athol696 (2017)20.1km
Hayden Lake599 (2017)28.5km
Hayden14,133 (2017)29.9km
Dalton Gardens2,386 (2017)31.2km
Spirit Lake2,086 (2017)32.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
North Idaho Mineral ClubCoeur d'Alene, Idaho36km
Mindat Locality ID:
138390
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:138390:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 384 , 112 P.
Deposit:: SAVAGE, C. N., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY
Deposit:: KUN 1974 IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 156
Deposit:: MACDONALD 1905 USGS BULL 285 P 41-52
Deposit:: SOPER 1918 MINING SCI PRESS V 116 P 125
Deposit:: KUN 1970 MS THESIS UNIV OF IDAHO MOSCOW, IDAHO
Deposit:: KOTSCHEVAR 1938 UNPUBLISHED
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead, Silver; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wallace Form - Calc Argillite And Quartzite
Structure: Packsaddle Fault To The W; Cascade Fault To The E., Breccia, Gouge
Host Rock: Argillite

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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