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Bright Star Mine (Brindle Pup Group), Copper Creek, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA i
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Bright Star Mine (Brindle Pup Group) Mine
Copper Creek Creek
Stanley Basin Mining District Mining District
Custer County County
Idaho State
USA Country

Regional Level Types
Bright Star Mine (Brindle Pup Group)	Mine
Copper Creek	Creek
Stanley Basin Mining District	Mining District
Custer County	County
Idaho	State
USA	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

44° 15' 16'' North , 114° 51' 54'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: 9ry7f0mbg

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

45476

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:45476:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Copper Creek

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

Econ Geol (1988) 83:626-636

Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Sylvanite

Formula: AgAuTe₄

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sylvanite	2.EA.05	AgAuTe₄
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄

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