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References

- Jackson, Bob and Kay Jackson (1974): The Rockhound's Guide to Washington Volume I, xx pp.

- Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran Press, 184 pp.

- Ream, L. R. (1985): Gems and Minerals of Washington. Jackson Mountain Press, 217 pp.

- Rocks & Minerals(1991): 66(4) [State Issue and Mineral Locality Index].

- Garrett, Romaine (2007): Gem Trails of Washington, xx pp.

- Cannon, B. (201x): Minerals of Washington. 2nd edition (in prep.)

External Links

- http://www.washingtonminerals.com/

- http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/wa.html

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Acanthite Actinolite Aegirine Aenigmatite Agardite-(Y) Aguilarite Alabandite Albite var: Andesine 'Albite-Anorthite Series' 'Allanite' Allanite-(Ce) Alleghanyite Almandine 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' 'Alum Group' Alunite Alunogen 'Amber' 'Amphibole Group' 'var: Byssolite' Analcime Anatase Andalusite var: Chiastolite Andorite Andradite var: Melanite Anglesite Anhydrite Ankerite var: Nickeliferous Ankerite Annabergite Annite Anorthite var: Bytownite var: Labradorite Anthophyllite Antigorite Antimony 'Apatite' 'Apophyllite' Apophyllite-(KF) Aragonite Arfvedsonite Armenite Arsendescloizite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Atacamite Augite Aurostibite Austinite Autunite 'Axinite' Axinite-(Fe) Azurite Baryte Bastnäsite-(Ce) Bementite Berthierite Beryl Berzelianite β-Fergusonite-(Y) Bílinite Biotite var: Oxybiotite Bismuth Bismuthinite Bismutite Blödite Böhmite Boleite Bornite Botallackite Boulangerite Bournonite Brannerite Braunite Brochantite Bromargyrite Brookite Brucite Burkeite Bustamite Calaverite Calciocatapleiite Calciohilairite (TL) Calcite var: Glendonite var: Manganoan Calcite Cancrinite Cassiterite Celadonite Celestine Cerussite Cervantite 'Chabazite' Chabazite-Ca Chalcanthite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chamosite Chevkinite-(Ce) Chlorargyrite var: Bromian Chlorargyrite 'Chlorite Group' Chloritoid Chondrodite Chromite Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla 'Chrysolite' Chrysotile Cinnabar 'Clay' Clinochlore var: Chromian Clinochlore var: Pennine Clinoenstatite Clinohumite Clinoptilolite-Ca Clinozoisite 'Coal' Cobaltite

Coffinite Columbite Conichalcite Copiapite Copper Coquandite (TL) Cordierite Corundum var: Ruby var: Sapphire Cosalite Covellite Cowlesite Crednerite Cristobalite Cubanite Cummingtonite Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite Dachiardite-Ca Dachiardite-Na Danburite Datolite Daubréelite 'Davidite' Delvauxite Descloizite ? Diamond Diaphorite Diaspore 'Diatomaceous Earth' Dickite Digenite Diopside var: Chromian Diopside Dolomite Dravite Dufrénite Dumortierite Dyscrasite ? Edenite Elpidite Empressite Enargite Enstatite var: Bronzite Epidote Epistilbite Epsomite 'Erionite' Erionite-K Erythrite Euxenite-(Y) 'Fahlunite' Famatinite Fayalite 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' 'Feldspar Group' Ferberite Ferrierite-Na (TL) Ferrimolybdite 'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series var: Nephrite' Ferrohornblende Ferrorichterite Fersmanite ? Fischesserite Fluorapatite Fluorite Forsterite Freibergite Gadolinite-(Ce) Gadolinite-(Y) Gagarinite-(Y) Galena var: Argentiferous Galena Galenobismutite 'Garnet' 'Garnierite' Garronite Gaylussite Genthelvite Geocronite Gibbsite Glaucodot Glaucophane 'Gmelinite' Goethite Gold var: Electrum Gonnardite Gonyerite Graphite Greenockite Grossular Gudmundite 'Gummite' Gypsum var: Selenite Halite Halloysite Harmotome Hastingsite var: Alkali-ferrohastingsite Hausmannite Hedenbergite Hedleyite Hematite var: Specularite Hemimorphite Hercynite Hessite 'Heulandite' Hexahydrite Hibschite Hillebrandite ? Hisingerite 'Hornblende' Hörnesite Hübnerite Humite 'Hydrogrossular' Hydrokenoelsmoreite (TL) Hydromagnesite Hydrotalcite Hydrozincite Hypersthene Illite

Ilmenite Inesite Iron var: Kamacite Jacobsite Jadeite Jamesonite Jarosite Johannsenite Joséite Joséite-B Kainosite-(Y) Kaolinite Kermesite 'K Feldspar' 'var: Adularia' Kotoite Krennerite Kyanite Langite Laumontite Lawsonite Leadhillite Lepidocrocite Lepidolite 'Lévyne' Liebigite Limonite var: Chromiferous Limonite Linnaeite Löllingite Ludwigite Luinaite-(OH) Mackinawite (TL) Magnesite var: Ferroan Magnesite Magnetite var: Ishkulite var: Titaniferous Magnetite Malachite 'Manganese Oxides' Manganite Mansfieldite Marcasite Massicot Masutomilite Maucherite Meionite Melanterite 'Melilite' Mendozite Meneghinite Mercury Mesolite Meta-autunite (TL) Metacinnabar Metatorbernite Miargyrite 'Mica Group' Microcline Millerite Mimetite Mirabilite Molybdenite Molybdite 'Monazite' Monazite-(Ce) Montmorillonite Mordenite Morenosite Mottramite Muscovite var: Fuchsite var: Sericite Natrolite Natron Naumannite Neotocite Nepheline Nickeline Nickelskutterudite var: Chloanthite Nontronite Offretite Okanoganite-(Y) (TL) Okenite 'Olivine' Omphacite Opal var: Hydrophane var: Opal-AN var: Precious Opal var: Wood Opal Orpiment Orthoclase Osmium var: Iridosmine Owyheeite Oxyplumboroméite Palygorskite Pararealgar Pargasite Parisite-(Ce) Parnauite Paulingite-K (TL) Pearceite 'Pearceite-T2ac' Pectolite Pekoite Pennantite Pentlandite 'Petrified Wood' Petrovskaite Petzite Pharmacosiderite Phengite var: Mariposite 'Phillipsite' Phillipsite-K Phlogopite Phosgenite Phosphuranylite Piemontite Pigeonite Platinum Polybasite Polybasite-Tac Polycrase-(Y) Polylithionite Posnjakite Powellite

Prehnite Proustite Pseudoboleite 'Psilomelane' 'Pumpellyite' Pyrargyrite Pyrite var: Bravoite var: Nickelian Pyrite Pyrochlore Group var: Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al) Pyrolusite Pyromorphite Pyrope Pyrostilpnite Pyrrhotite var: Nickeloan Pyrrhotite Quartz var: Agate var: Amethyst var: Carnelian var: Chalcedony var: Chert var: Citrine var: Jasper var: Milky Quartz var: Myrickite var: Rock Crystal var: Rose Quartz var: Rutilated Quartz var: Sceptre Quartz var: Smoky Quartz Ramdohrite Realgar Rhodochrosite Rhodonite Riebeckite Roméite Group var: Stibiconite Rutherfordine Rutile Samarskite-(Y) Sanidine 'Scapolite' Scheelite Schorl Schreibersite Schultenite Scolecite Scorodite Sénarmontite Sepiolite 'Serpentine Group' Siderite var: Sphärosiderite Sillimanite Silver Sklodowskite 'Smectite Group' Smithsonite Sogdianite Spessartine Sphalerite var: Marmatite Spinel var: Chromspinel Stannite Staurolite Stephanite Stibnite 'Stilbite' Stilbite-Na Stilpnomelane Stromeyerite Strontianite Stützite Sulphur Sylvanite Synchysite-(Ce) Synchysite-(Y) Talc Tantalite Tellurobismuthite Tennantite Tenorite Tephroite Tetrahedrite Tetrataenite Thenardite Thermonatrite 'Thomsonite' Thomsonite-Ca Thorianite Thorite Titanite Topaz Torbernite 'Tourmaline' Tremolite Tridymite Troilite Trona Tungstite Umangite Uraninite var: Pitchblende Uranophane Uvarovite Valentinite Valleriite Vermiculite Vesuvianite Vikingite ? Vivianite Wairakite Wolframite Wollastonite Wulfenite Xenotime-(Y) Xonotlite Yugawaralite Zaratite Zektzerite (TL) Zinkenite Zippeite Zircon var: Cyrtolite Zoisite var: Thulite

586 entries listed. 387 valid minerals. 9 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region

USA Washington Adams Co. Asotin Co. Clarkston Rogersburg Benton Co. Columbia River Hanford Chelan Co. Blewett District (Peshastin District) Bonanza King Mine Chelan Chelan Butte District Chiwawa District Chumstick Mountain Entiat District Entiat River Flat Creek Horseshoe Basin District Icicle Creek Ingalls Creek Lake Chelan Lake Creek Lake Wenatchee Leavenworth Leavenworth District Meritt Claim (Smith Claim) Mill Creek Mount Rock Mount Stuart Nason Ridge Oval Peak Batholith Potato Creek Railroad Creek Railroad Creek District Safty Harbor Creek Shaser Creek Stehekin District Tumwater Canyon Wenatchee District Clallam Co. Associated Claim Aurora Ridge Bear Ridge Claim Bright Angel Claim Cape Johnson Daddy And Mother Claim Deer Park Claim Heckles Hurricane Ridge Hutton Ridge La Push Lake Crescent Main and Bartnes Placer Morrow Placer Mount Angeles Mount Muller Sappho Snyder Ranger Station Clark Co. Camas Moulton Orchards Rawson Quarry Venersborg Woodland Yacolt Columbia Co. Hoffeditz Claim Cowlitz Co. Bairds Quarry Kalama area Longview Pigeon Springs Signal Peak Toutle River Douglas and Chelan Co. Border Rock Island Dam Douglas Co. Columbia River Ferry Co. Belcher District Bodie Mountain Columbia River Colville Indian Reservation Curlew District Danville District Edds Mountain Hardscrabble Mountain Hoodoo Mountain Kelly Camp Mine (Kelly Hill Tungstun Prospects) Laurier Malo Nancy Creek Orient District Renner Lake Republic District Sherman Pass Franklin Co. Mesa Garfield Co. Lower Granite dam Pomeroy Grant Co. Diatomite Mines Moses Lake Quincy Saddle Mountain Grays Harbor Co. Cow Point Oyhut Phillips Creek Prospect Porter Quinault Lake Raft River Island Co. Camano Island Jefferson Co. Mount Jupiter Ruby Beach King Co. Annie Claim Baring Beckler River Black Diamond Buena Vista District Cedar River District Denny Mountain Enumclaw Foss River Claim Foss River District Franklin Goldmyer Hot Springs Green Ridge Issaquah Lake Desire Lennox Creek Miller River Miller River & Money Creek Districts Miller River District Money Creek District North Bend North Fork of the Snoqualmie River Palmer Preston Scenic Seattle area Skykomish Snoqualmie District Sunday Creek Tolt River Kitsap Co. Kittitas Co. Cle Elum District Cle Elum River Deer Gulch Denney Claim Ellensburg Frost Mountain Hyas Lake Kachess Lake Mineral Creek Mount Hawkins Mount Stuart Snoqualmie Pass Swauk District Taneum Creek Vantage area Klickitat Co. Lewis Co. Doty Kosmos Morton District Mt Rainier District Mt St Helens District Ohanapecosh Basalts Randle Lincoln Co. Keller Ferry Mondovi Mason Co. Hoodsport Ice Bar Ridge Mount Ellinor Mount Lincoln Mount Steel Okanogan Co. Antimony Claim Apex Claim (Ben Harrison Claim) Billy Goat Mountain Bridgeport Buckeye Claim Carlton Cathinn Creek Valley Chesaw Colville Indian Reservation Conconully & Galena Districts Conconully District Delate Claim Enterprise Galena District Gold Creek Hungry Mountain Little Whiskey Mountain Loomis Mazama District Methow District Mount Kobau Myer Creek District Nighthawk District Omak Oroville District Palmer Mountain District Riverside Russia Claim Salmon River District Sheridan District Squaw Creek District Tonasket Twisp District Wannacut Lake District Wauconda District Winthrop

USA Washington Pacific Co. Columbia River Megler Pend Oreille Co. Aladdin Mountain Bead Lake Blueslide Browns Lake Ione Metaline Metaline District Newport District Usk Pierce Co. Carbon River District Chinook Pass Crystal Mountain Eatonville Fifes Peak area McMillan Travertine Deposit Mount Rainier National Park Ohanapecosh Basalts Old Baldy Mountain Prairie Creek Summit District San Juan Co. Blakely Island Waldron Island Skagit-Whatcom Co. Border Lizzard Mountain Skagit Co. Anacortes Bellingham Claim Cascade District Cypress Island Fidalgo Island Finney Creek Granite Creek Hamilton La Conner Marblemount Mount Vernon Nookachamps Creek Split Rock Suiattle River Swinomish Bay Three Lakes Skamania Co. Dog Mtn Lewis River Mt St Helens District Randle Rapid River Stevenson Washougal District Snohomish Co. Baring Beckler River Bedal Creek Cedar Ponds Cloudy Pass Darrington Darrington District Eagle Creek Galena Glacier Peak District Gold Mountain Granite Falls Gray Mare Claim (Old Gray Mare Claim) Howard Creek Index Index District Jordan Mineral City Monroe Monte Cristo District Mount Pilchuck North Fork Skykomish River Silver Creek Silver Creek District Silverton Silverton District Stillaguamish River Sultan District Trout Creek West Fork Sauk River Spokane Co. Denison Elk Fish Lake Freeman Mount Kit Carson Mount Spokane Ninemile Falls Spokane Spokane area Stevens Co. Benjamin Lake Bossburg District Boundary Boundary Butte Cedar Canyon District Chamokane prospect Chewelah District China Bend Colville District Deer Lake Deer Park Deer Trail & Cedar Canyon Districts Deer Trail District Eagle Mountain Quarry Gillette Mountain Hunters Inklers Point prospect (Valley prospect) Ione Kettle Falls District Leadpoint Loon Lake Marcus Midnight Quarry Mill Creek Moss Quarry Nogues prospect Northport District Old Dominion Mountain Oman Place Orient Orient District Phoenix Powell Quarry Ruby Spirit Stensgar Mountain Stranger Creek Valley Wellpinit White Mud Lake Williams Lake Woodbury Quarry Thurston Co. Kennedy Creek Olympia Tenino Unnamed Quarry Wahkiakum Co. Walla Walla Co. Whatcom Co. Anderson Creek Canyon Creek Castle Peak Kulshan Mount Baker District North Cascades National Park Quinn Claim Samish Lake Sisters District Slate Creek District Sumas Mountain Sumner Claim Twin Sisters Mountain Whitman Co. Moses Yakima Co. Bumping Lake District Chinook Pass Mount Adams Summit District