Groundhog Bar Placer (Fall Creek Bar Placer), Salmon River Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Groundhog Bar Placer (Fall Creek Bar Placer) | Placer |
Salmon River Mining District | Mining District |
Idaho County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 28' 32'' North , 115° 21' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Elk City | 202 (2017) | 39.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
137804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137804:0
GUID (UUID V4):
373f4427-c823-4c95-b39d-36da0268ef9b
REF:Deposit:: WEIS, P. L., SCHMITT, L. J., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SALMON RIVER BREAKS PRIMITIVE AREA, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1353 - C, P. 55
Deposit:: CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VI
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Titanium - Metal, Iron, Abrasive - Garnet
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Alluvium - Sand And Gravel, Belt Supergroup - Gneiss, Schist, Metamorphosed Calc - Silicate Rocks
Host Rock: Sand And Gravel
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071832 |
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North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
USA
- Idaho
- Frank Church-River of No Return WildernessWilderness Area
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