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Rock Flat Placer, Meadows Mining District, Adams County, Idaho, USAi
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Rock Flat PlacerPlacer
Meadows Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 56' 11'' North , 116° 10' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.93639,-116.17000
GeoHash:
G#: 9rvrskrt6
GRN:
N30W60
Type:
Placer
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
McCall3,106 (2017)6.3km
New Meadows471 (2017)9.8km
Donnelly147 (2017)23.9km
Council808 (2017)31.2km
Cascade938 (2017)47.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
140253
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140253:0
GUID (UUID V4):
a56a0070-6b97-4b39-9724-ca808f762236
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ruby, Boise


REF:Deposit:: FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1951 , NOTE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CORUNDUM IN IDAHO: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 36 , NO. 9 - 10 , P. 776 - 778 .
Deposit:: BELL, R. N., 1907 , SAPPHIRES IN IDAHO: THE MINING WORLD, V. 26 , P. 449 .
Deposit:: BELL, R. N.,
Commodities (Major) - Abrasive - Corundum, Gold; (Trace) - Titanium - Metal, Abrasive - Garnet, Gemstone, REE, Zirconium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Alluvium - Gravel, Gravel
Host Rock: Gravel

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Diamond
Formula: C
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Platinum
Formula: Pt
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Platinum1.AF.10Pt
β“˜Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ PlatinumPt
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Flat_Placer
Wikidata ID:Q85797628
Link to USGS MRDS:10079112
USA - Idaho Geological Survey:BA0106

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