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Sunbeam Area, Custer County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sunbeam Area | Area |
| Custer County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 114° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~90km
Type:
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Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical ListTree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘGalena Formula:PbS |
| ⓘMolybdenite Formula:MoS2 |
| ⓘNative Gold Formula:Au |
| ⓘNative Silver Formula:Ag |
| ⓘPyrite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘQuartz var. Chalcedony Formula:SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘQuartz var.Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘQuartz var.Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| S | ⓘMolybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘMolybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘNative Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘNative Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘGalena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- Idaho
- Custer County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Great Falls DomainDomain
- Northern Rocky MountainsWide Rift
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
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To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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