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Black Rock Mine, Deep Creek Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Rock Mine | Mine |
| Deep Creek Area | Area |
| Northport Mining District | Mining District |
| Stevens County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 52' 12'' North , 117° 42' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Northport | 288 (2017) | 7.5km |
| Metaline | 172 (2017) | 23.2km |
| Metaline Falls | 241 (2017) | 24.4km |
| Rossland | 3,619 (2008) | 24.7km |
| Trail | 9,707 (2018) | 25.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Selkirk Rock & Mineral Club | Trail, British Columbia | 25km |
| Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 47km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Washington Black Rock Mine; Gorien Mine; Gorien Zinc Mine
A zinc mine along Deep Creek. The deposit occurs along a fault in the middle dolomite unit of the Metaline Formation (Mills). Development consisted of an adit with stopes down to 750' below the adit level along a series of winzes. Production was reported by Mills (1977) to be 140,000 lb of lead, 7,900,000 lb of zinc, and 377 oz of silver.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10301974 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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Black Rock Mine, Deep Creek Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA