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Locality Name:
Stokes District, Cassia Co., Idaho, USA


mindat Locality ID: 280868
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280868.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stokes District, Cassia Co., Idaho, USA": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Albion Group Mine (Badger)
Boulder Creek Prospect
Conner Creek Valley
Connor Prospect
Flagstaff (Independence; Excelsior)
Giant Lode
Golden Eagle Mine (Golden Eagle Group)
Gray Copper Prospect
Harris And Hume Prospect
Last Chance Group Prospect
Melcher Mine (Cumora Mine)
Myers Mine
Old Dominion Mine
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10168466)
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10216504)
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10216706)
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10216976)
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10289913)

Latitude: 42°19'3"N
Longitude: 113°37'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.3175,-113.63305555556
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 C Cl Cu Fe H O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteBaryteChalcopyriteCorundumMalachiteNonePyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12063872734
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12063794979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23206376,206379,20638727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12063863531
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6206376,206377,206379,206383,206387,20638924243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3120637914640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)27206376,206377,206379,206384,206386,206387,20638912537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25206376,206379,206384,206387,20638939462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl5206376,206379,206383,206385,2063871725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO28206376,206377,206379,206384,206385,206386,206387,20638961156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2206376,20637921482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S136206376,206377,206379,206384,206387,2063895317


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