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Locality Name:
Junction District (Little Eightmile District), Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA


mindat Locality ID: 39590
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39590.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Junction District (Little Eightmile District), Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Baby Joe (Brown Bull No. 2)
Blue Lead Prospect (Davidson Prospect)
Buckhorn Mine
Commodore Mine
Copper Carbonate
Elmira Mine
General McArthur Claim
Grizzly Hill
Iron Dyke Claim
Jewel Consolidated Company Occurrence
Kimmel Mine
Last Chance Claim
Lead Queen Claim
Maryland Mine
Mineral Hill Mine
Mineral Hill Prospect (Bob Detton Prospect)
New Eldorado Claims (Jakes Creek Copper Prospects)
Old More Shaft Prospect
Peacock Prospect
Plymouth Mine (Digmore Mine)
Ramshorn
Silver Bell
Sunset Mine (Leadville Mine)
Unnamed Lead Location (MRDS - 10168794)

Latitude: 44°44'32"N
Longitude: 113°22'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.742222222222,-113.36777777778

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: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ca H Mg O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumCyanotrichiteEpsomiteGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSepioliteSphaleriteStibniteSulphurVolborthite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Felsőbányaite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)5209752,209753,209756,209764,2097732734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12097531588
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1209773363
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs1209773379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12097539052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212097595509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12097731966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111209753843
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612097591633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3209753,209756,20976427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2209753,2097644979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22209753,20977327198
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12097592970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)21209759179
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1209753484
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O120975366
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5209752,209753,209764,209765,20977324243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3120976414640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141209753784
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2120975912537
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS312097531425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23209753,209764,20977339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23209753,209756,2097643106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24209752,209753,209759,20976461156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O0241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2209753,2097646417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3209753,209756,2097642473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3209753,209764,20977321482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312097533418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O1209759155
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42209753,2097641655



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