Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mackay District (Alder Creek District; White Knob District), Custer Co., Idaho, USA

mindat Locality ID: 3734
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3734.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mackay District (Alder Creek District; White Knob District), Custer Co., Idaho, USA": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 27

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
Alberta Mine
Champion Mine
Cherry Creek
Copper Bullion Mine
Copper Queen Mine
Empire Copper Mine (White Knob; Empire Copper Company; Idaho Metals Company)
Empire Occurrence (Phoenix; Vaught)
George Washington Nos. 1-4 Prospect (George Washington Nos. 1-4 Fraction)
Grand Prize Mine (Ausich; Ausich Group; Champion Cliff Creek Group; Grand Prize)
Granite Group
Harryaune Prospect (Joan Prospect)
Hearst Tunnel
Horseshoe Mine
Houston Clay Occurrence
Kennedy Lead Mine (Keenan-Kennedy; Black Daisy Group)
Mammoth Mine (Mildred)
One And Only One Prospect (One And Only One Claim)
Peterson Claim
Puzzler Mine
Red Sky Prospect
Royal Ruby Silver Prospect (Unnamed Prospect)
Saddle Magnetite Prospect (Mackey; Louis Aussick Mine; Ausich-Barton Deposit)
Shadyside (Granite Group; Granite No. 2; Granite Nos. 1; 2; And 3; Anna; Granite No. 3)
Tiger Group Mine
Unnamed Silver Prospect (MRDS - 10168210)
Vaught Prospect
Windy Ridge

Latitude: 43°52'28"N
Longitude: 113°40'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.874444444444,-113.68

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Fluorite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Malachite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite
Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Wöhlerite

Actinolite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuspidine ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Opal ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca F Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Fluorite Geocronite Gypsum Malachite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite
Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Wöhlerite

40 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		3419
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	207127	2734
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	207131	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	207131,207132	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	207131	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	207132	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	207131	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	207129	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	207131	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7	207127,207130,207131,207136,207137,207138,207149	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	6	207126,207129,207131,207136,207143,207149	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	207131	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	207131,207137	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	207126,207131	2970
Cuspidine ()*	Wöhlerite	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄	0		67
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	207153	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	207131	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	207131,207149	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	207127,207131,207138,207140,207144	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	0		133
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	207131	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	207131,207135	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	3	207127,207131,207149	1689
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	207128	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	207127,207131,207147,207153	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	207131,207138	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	207131,207132,207151	5800
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	2	207132,207151	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	207131,207136,207138,207144	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	207131,207138	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	207127,207131	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	3	207130,207131,207151	4894
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	207127	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	207131,207138,207144	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2	207126,207131	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	207131	5317
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	207126	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	207127,207131	1247
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	0		372

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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