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Wells Fargo Mine, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Mine | Mine |
| Springdale Mining District | Mining District |
| Stevens County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 8' 55'' North , 117° 58' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valley | 146 (2011) | 18.4km |
| Springdale | 275 (2017) | 19.7km |
| Chewelah | 2,607 (2011) | 23.5km |
| Inchelium | 409 (2011) | 23.6km |
| Addy | 268 (2011) | 25.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 35km |
A former antimony and barite mine near the head of the Middle Fork of Deer Creek. Mineralization is a a 3 to 5 foot thick quartz vein and a separate barite vein hosted in argillite and dolomite. Workings include 2 crosscut adits and a shaft. It produced some ore in 1937, 1960, and after 1968. Supposedly two carloads of barite were shipped from the mine in 1916 to a Montana smelter thinking that it was cerussite.
Structure: Property On West Limb Of Ne-Striking Anticline.
Commodity: Stibnite cyrstals As plumose aggregates 3/4- inch in diameter scattered through quartz vein
Rock formation(s): Mchale Slate, Thin-Bedded Quartzite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Cervantite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Gearksutite Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Robinsonite Formula: Pb4Sb6S13 References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: Slaughter, Dana (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Dana Slaughter: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Stibiconite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 References: |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Robinsonite | 2.HC.20 | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Gearksutite | 3.CC.05 | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cervantite | 4.DE.30 | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| ⓘ | Stibiconite | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Pb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042358 |
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Wells Fargo Mine, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA