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⇱ Illinois Central Vein Mine, Empire Veins Mine (Illinois Central; San Juan; Idle Wilde; Liberty; Dernier Resort), French Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA

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Illinois Central Vein Mine, Empire Veins Mine (Illinois Central; San Juan; Idle Wilde; Liberty; Dernier Resort), French Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types
Illinois Central Vein MineMine
Empire Veins Mine (Illinois Central; San Juan; Idle Wilde; Liberty; Dernier Resort)Mine
French Mining DistrictMining District
Owyhee CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 0' 18'' North , 116° 42' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jordan Valley174 (2017)28.4km
Melba531 (2017)43.7km
Kuna17,226 (2017)58.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
138190
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:138190:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH. 138, 106 P.
Deposit:: PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Granite

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Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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