Tetrahedrite with Galena, Quartz

specimen number:
2262383

location:
Kellogg, Idaho, USA

description:
A metallic vein this with massive tetrahedrite, galena, and quartz. Neat locality example.

Kellogg, Idaho, located in the Silver Valley of Shoshone County, is one of the most prolific historic mining districts in the United States, anchored by the legendary Bunker Hill Mine, which was discovered in 1885 and operated for over a century before closing in the 1980s. Geologically, the area is part of the extensive Belt Supergroup, featuring intensely faulted and folded Precambrian metasedimentary rocks where hydrothermal veins rich in base and precious metals were emplaced. Mineralogically, the district is world-renowned for massive lead-zinc-silver ore bodies, producing exceptional museum-grade specimens of galena, sphalerite, cerussite, pyromorphite, and tetrahedrite that have made it a cornerstone of American mineral heritage.

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