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Buckhorn Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Buckhorn Mine | Mine |
| Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District) | Mining District |
| Lemhi County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 47' 32'' North , 113° 27' 50'' West
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REF:Deposit:: THUNE, H. W., 1941, MINERALOGY OF THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LITTLE EIGHT MILE DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, 37 P.
Deposit:: WICKEN, O. M., 1941, A METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW-GRADE MA
Commodities (Major) - Manganese, Iron; (Minor) - Lead, Zinc; (Trace) - Nickel, Cobalt, Arsenic
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Lemhi Quartzite-Phyllitic Quartzite
Host Rock: Limestone, Quartzite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| โ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| โ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| โ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| โ Felsลbรกnyaite Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| โ Galena Formula: PbS |
| โ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| โ 'Limonite' |
| โ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| โ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| โ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| โ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| โ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| โ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| โ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| โ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| โ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| โ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| โ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| โ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 ยท 7H2O |
| โ | Felsลbรกnyaite | 7.DD.05 | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 ยท 4H2O |
| โ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Limonite' | - | |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071988 |
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Buckhorn Mine, Junction Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA