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Locality Name:
Orogrande District, Idaho Co., Idaho, USA


mindat Locality ID: 39571
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39571.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Orogrande District, Idaho Co., Idaho, USA": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Arrastre
Baner Group (Banner)
Belevedore Mine (Belvuedore; Independence)
Bullion Mine
Butte & Orogrande Mine (Orogrande - Frisco; Great Hogan)
Deadwood Creek Placer
Diamond Hitch Prospect
Double Diamond Hitch No. 1
Gnome Mine (International)
Golden Eagle Prospect (Golden E-Petsite; Golden Eagle Property; Golden Eagle Mine; Petsite/Friday Properties)
Grangeville
Grangeville Prospect (Joe Schoner)
Homestake Mine (Pennsylvania; Twin Circles; Badger; Sadie H No. 2; James Penman)
Idaho Champion Deposit
Idaho-Champion
Lost Wheelbarrow Prospect
Mountain Boy Deposit
North Hill Mine
Orogrande-Frisco Mine
Pasadena (Full Moon; Half Moon; Quarter Moon)
Petsite Mine (Knob Hill; Circ Twins)
Portland Mine
Relief Creek Placer
Twin Buttes
Umatilla Prospect
Una Mine
Union Claim Group
Unnamed Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10289582)
Victory Placers

Latitude: 45°43'21"N
Longitude: 115°31'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.7225,-115.52861111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovelliteMalachiteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedrite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Beryl  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812085674286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26208554,208556,208558,208562,208570,20857627198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3208556,208558,2085624165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5208556,208558,208562,208570,20857524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu3208567,208576,20857830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3120857014640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22208562,20857012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212085625674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212085705800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27208554,208556,208558,208562,208567,208570,20857539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212085703106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12085621725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27208556,208558,208562,208567,208570,208575,20857661156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12085704894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2208562,20857621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312085563418
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1208570510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134208554,208556,208562,2085765317


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