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⇱ Beals-Ploetzke prospect, Slate Creek Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA

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Beals-Ploetzke prospect, Slate Creek Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Slate Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Shoshone CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 16' 8'' North , 115° 56' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wallace761 (2017)22.8km
Mullan675 (2017)24.5km
Osburn1,510 (2017)26.8km
Wardner186 (2017)32.0km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)33.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
45707
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45707:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Stanley


Located on the east slope of Slate Creek approximately 6.2 miles (10.0 kilometers) west-northwest of Avery, Idaho. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.

Commodities (Major): Unknown

Development Status: Prospect

Host Rock Unit(s): Wallace Formation

Host Rock(s): Quartzite

Structure(s): St Joe Fault (very close to the south)

Alteration(s): Unknown

Deposit Type(s): Unknown

Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘErythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
CoCobalt
Coⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS

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