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Locality Name:
Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 50
Youngest recorded age at locality: 47

mindat Locality ID: 4220
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4220.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°31'27"N
Longitude: 120°39'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.524166666667,-120.65305555556

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 As B Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sn Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteAstrophylliteBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
CatapleiiteChabaziteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDiaspore
ElpiditeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGagariniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMica
MilariteMixiteMolybdeniteMonaziteMordeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOkanoganiteOlivinePharmacosiderite
PrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSapphirineScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelSulphurTitaniteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Anatase  (*)Annite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Brannockite  (*)Calciocatapleiite  (*)Calciohilairite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Fergusonite-(Y)-β  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-richterite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)
Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Mordenite  (*)Okanoganite-(Y)  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sogdianite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Zektzerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6504701022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]50470133
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O5047090
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)504708803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)50470706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2504702162
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)250470356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)250470295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F50470161
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F50470304
Brannockite  (*)MilariteKSn2(Li3Si12)O30504703
Calciocatapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteCaZrSi3O9·2H2O504708
Calciohilairite  (*)NoneCaZrSi3O9·3H2O504707
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5047027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)504704979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O50470310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25047027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)850470577
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)25047089
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O504703531
Fergusonite-(Y)-β  (*)NoneYNbO45047017
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O5047050
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)504708173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O650470414
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)50470371
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)250470271
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)25047030
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2504709617
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)25047031
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)250470163
Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)GagariniteNaCaYF6504708
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5047024243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S5047060
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)504707437
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)250470209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35047014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3504705433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O5047099
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O504701271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)250470987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs250470762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45047014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25047012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)504704924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl504701107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2504705800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)50470945
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O50470405
Okanoganite-(Y)  (*)Okanoganite(Y,REE,Ca,Na,Th)16(Fe3+,Ti)(Si,B,P)10(O,OH)38F10504702
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O504702994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)504702349
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O50470428
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F25047089
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2504701898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25047039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25047061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)250470375
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O504701153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)504706417
Sogdianite  (*)MilariteKZr2Li3Si12O30504703
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5047021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS504702045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F50470232
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F5047055
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO250470236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O504704899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O50470652
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4504701655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)50470939
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S85047070
Zektzerite  (*)NoneNaLiZrSi6O155047011
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)504705251



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0179504750-47 Age of peralkaline granitic intrusion      4220Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USAGolden Horn BatholithRaschke et al. (2016)10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2477EJM28_153 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070485Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070485


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