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Alger Mine, Newport Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alger Mine | Mine |
| Newport Mining District | Mining District |
| Pend Oreille County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 16' 0'' North , 117° 5' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newport | 2,137 (2017) | 10.5km |
| Oldtown | 181 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Priest River | 1,758 (2017) | 16.7km |
| Cusick | 205 (2017) | 16.8km |
| Blanchard | 261 (2011) | 29.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club | Oldtown, Idaho | 11km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alger and McCullough Mine; Fair Hope; Key Fraction, Meteor
A copper-silver-lead mine east of Marshall Lake. The ore occurred as veins in diorite near the contact with quartzite.
Note: The nearby Comstock Mine was later consolidated into the Alger group, but originally operated as an individual mine
A Cu claim located in the NE¼ sec. 22, T32, R45E, .
Mineralization is quartz veins in serpentinized diorite.
Developments include a 160' adit.
Note: The nearby Comstock Mine was later consolidated into the Alger group, but originally operated as an individual mine
A Cu claim located in the NE¼ sec. 22, T32, R45E, .
Mineralization is quartz veins in serpentinized diorite.
Developments include a 160' adit.
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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:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10155854 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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