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Handy Mine (Columbine Gypsum; Rock Creek), Mineral Mountain Area, Washington County, Idaho, USAi
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Handy Mine (Columbine Gypsum; Rock Creek)Mine
Mineral Mountain AreaArea
Washington CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 28' 29'' North , 117° 12' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Huntington437 (2017)14.3km
Weiser5,317 (2017)31.7km
Annex235 (2011)31.9km
Richland176 (2017)32.9km
Midvale165 (2017)38.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
137854
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137854:5
GUID (UUID V4):
d170f586-0e57-422e-85d5-8b8b136d69a8


REF:Deposit:: WITHINGTON, C. F., 1964 , GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1 , P. 101 - 104 .
Deposit:: MC DIVITT, J. F., 1952, GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MIN, IBMG PAMPHLET 93, P.9, FIG 2
Commodities (Major) - Gypsum-Anhydrite
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Perm-Tri, Poison Creek Formation - Diatomaceous Earth
Host Rock: Limestone, Shale

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

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HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

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