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Silver Strike Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Strike Mine | Mine |
| Summit Mining District | Mining District |
| Shoshone County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 34' 12'' North , 115° 48' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Washington
Located in Granite Gulch approximately 4.5 miles (......
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead, Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation; Monzonite/Syenite Instrusive
Host Rock: Argillite, Quartzite
Structure: O'Neill Gulch Fault Zone (causing brecciation 40 Ft Wide About 1000 Ft In From Portal), Burke Anticline, Trout Creek Anticline Which Strikes N.
Alteration(s): Unknown
Deposit Type: Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
The US Bureau of Mines lists a production of 4100 tons of ore from 1909-1948 containing 513,000 pounds of lead, 13,000 ounces of silver, and 4,100 pounds of zinc.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078381 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10144999 |
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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Silver Strike Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA