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Silver Challis group, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 36' 55'' North , 115° 56' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Osburn1,510 (2017)12.8km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)15.4km
Wallace761 (2017)15.8km
Wardner186 (2017)17.3km
Smelterville603 (2017)19.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
140508
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140508:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located in the mouth of California Creek, a tributary of Beaver Creek, approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 kilometers) west of Murray, Idaho.

Commodities (Major) - Silver; (Trace) - Lead

Development Status: Unknown

Host Rock Unit(s): Wallace Formation, Burke Formation

Host Rock(s): Quartzite, Argillite

Structure(s): Dobson Pass Fault (numerous unnamed branches from the Dobson Pass Fault cross the area)

Alteration(s): Unknown

Deposit Type(s): Vein

Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:10290301

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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