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⇱ Independence Group, Grimes Pass Mining District, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA

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Independence Group, Grimes Pass Mining District, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 2' 15'' North , 115° 49' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Garden Valley394 (2011)12.3km
Crouch161 (2017)15.0km
Idaho City474 (2017)23.3km
Horseshoe Bend688 (2017)33.4km
Hidden Spring2,280 (2017)49.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
138209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:138209:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P
Deposit:: 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR. MINES, BULL.
Deposit:: OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL; IBMG B-9,1924, BALLARD.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Silver; (Trace) - Lead, Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Granite

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

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

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10069880

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