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Locality Name:
Idaho District, Clay Co., Alabama, USA


mindat Locality ID: 65547
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-65547.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Idaho District, Clay Co., Alabama, USA": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Alabama Gold And Mica Company Gold Mine
Ashland Mining Company Gold Prospect
Bowden Grove Manganese Prospect
Brown Prospect
California Lode Prospect
Central Clay County Gibbsite Prospect
Chinca-Pina Lode Prospect
Eley Gold Mine
Gold Mines Creek
Haraldson Mine
Harall Gold Mine (Harold; Harral Gold Mine)
Harwell Prospect
Horns Peak Gold Mine
Idaho Mine (Franklin Mine)
Laurel Prospect
Little Samson Lode
Old Gold Mine
Unnamed Gold Prospect Tunnel (MRDS - 10081327)
Unnamed Locality
Watts Property
Whatley Gold Mine

Latitude: 33°17'43"N
Longitude: 85°54'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.295277777778,-85.909444444444
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn O P Si V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Fe H K Li Mn O Si V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleClayCopperCoronaditeGarnetKaoliniteMicaNoneQuartzRhodonite
RutileSpinelTurquoise

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211256213419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311256272353
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)31125617504
Gold  (*)CopperAu19125612,125613,125615,125616,125618,125619,125620,125622,125623,125624,125625,125626,125627,125628,125629,125630,125631,125633,12563430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2125622,1256272812
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411256175591
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)20210
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22125622,12562717380
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23125614,125617,1256323106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23125616,125618,12562861156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1125632969
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20253
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O2125622,125627484


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