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Mountain Lion Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mountain Lion Mine | Mine |
| Summit Mining District | Mining District |
| Shoshone County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 37' 27'' North , 115° 52' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1884
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Golden Circle; Kings Pass Gold Co. Inc.; Lion; Schamel Mine; Three Queens Mining Corp.; Gold Circle Prospect; Golden Circle Mine; Mountain Lion Group
A gold mine on the south side of Prichard Creek just west of Murray. The mine was primarily a lode deposit but had some placer workings nearby that may have operated separately. It worked two veins in Prichard argillite above a footwall of quartzite. Most of the production came from the north vein. The north vein consisted of a reddish clay-like material containing fragments of quartz with sulfides. The best ore was found in portions of the vein that were more intact massive quartz. The strange consistency of the vein may have been due to previous landslides. It was developed by 3 adits and a mill.
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| 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 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078312 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10242011 |
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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Mountain Lion Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA