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Locality Name:
Galena District, Blaine Co., Idaho, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48
Youngest recorded age at locality: 44

mindat Locality ID: 273451
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-273451.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Galena District, Blaine Co., Idaho, USA": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 53

Number of Child Localities: 53
Child Localities:
Argentine Prospect
Argosy Prospect
Big Doctor Occurrence
Big Five Claims Mine
Black Carbonate Claim Mine
Buick Prospect
Cherry Creek Occurrence
Chief Claim Mine
Coffee Pot Group Mine
Combination Prospect
Conway Castle Prospect
Farragut Prospect
Ford Prospect
Galena Belle Prospect
Gladiator
Hidden Treasure Claim
Highland Chief Claim Prospect
Holiday Prospect
June Morning Prospect
King Creek Prospect
Last Chance
Lone Star Prospect
Lone Trail Prospect
Lucky Anti Group Prospect
Lucky Group Prospect
Lucy Group Prospect
Maggie Claim Prospect
Mountain Goat Prospect
Occident Prospect
Orient Prospect
Overland Prospect
Pacific Prospect
Portland Prospect
President Prospect
Red Cloud Mine (MRDS - 10070690)
Senate Lode Mine
Silver Bell Claim Prospect
Spring Creek Occurrence
Star Prospect
Stoneboat Group Prospect
Strawberry Hill Claim Prospect
Summit View Claim Prospect
Westernhome Prospect
Wood River Placer Mine (MRDS - 10070726)
Wood River Placer Mine (MRDS - 10089172)
Wood River Placer Mine (MRDS - 10105667)
Wood River Placer Mine (MRDS - 10106569)
Wood River Placer No. 1
Wood River Placer No. 2 (Wood River Placer Mine; MRDS - 10070724)
Wood River Placer No. 3
Wood River Placer No. 4
Wood River Placer No. 5
Wood River Placer No. 6

Latitude: 43°52'50"N
Longitude: 114°37'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.880555555556,-114.62805555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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: Au C Ca Cu Fe O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	204528,204546	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	204514,204525	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	204514,204517,204518,204523,204528,204546	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	204550,204551,204552,204553,204555	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	204514,204518,204546	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	204514,204517,204518,204523,204525,204528,204546	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	204523,204528,204546	21482

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	NAVDAT-21595	48	44	46±2					21595						138425	King Creek Prospect, Galena District, Blaine Co., Idaho, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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