Located on a ridge between Milo Gulch and Deadwood Gulch approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) west of Wardner, Idaho.
Commodities (Tertiary): Lead, Silver, Zinc
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit(s): St. Regis Formation
Host Rock(s): Quartzite
Structure(s): Alhambra Fault, Osburn Fault
Alteration(s): Unknown
Deposit Type(s): Vein (on the Caledonia vein)
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Lead

ⓘ Zinc

Mineral List

ⓘ Pyromorphite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ 'Argillite'

ⓘ Quartzite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

References:

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

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Pyromorphite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10093708
Link to USGS MRDS:	10242122

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

USA

Idaho
- Coeur d'Alene Mining DistrictMining District
- Yreka Mining DistrictMining District
Montana
- North Montana Thrust BeltBasin

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References

idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=SP0169

Hobbs, S.W., Griggs, A.B., Wallace, R.E., Campbell, A.B, (1965), Geology of the Coeur d' Alene District Shoshone County Idaho, USGS Professional Paper 478, Plate 2.

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