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Moonlight prospect, Lelande Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Moonlight prospect | Prospect |
| Lelande Mining District | Mining District |
| Shoshone County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 31' 15'' North , 115° 51' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Moonlight Mine
Located in Canyon Creek in an unnamed gulch on the north slope approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers) west-northwest of Burke, Idaho
Commodities (Trace) - Silver, Zinc, Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Burke Formation
Host Rock: Quartzite
Structure: Frisco Fault
Alteration: Oxidation (according to Mine Inspectors Report)
Deposit Type: Fissure Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10096475 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10145056 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Idaho
- Coeur d'Alene Mining DistrictMining District
- Montana
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Moonlight prospect, Lelande Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA