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Locality Name:
Washougal River, Washougal District, Skamania Co., Washington, USA


mindat Locality ID: 17277
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17277.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Washougal River, Washougal District, Skamania Co., Washington, USA": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Last Chance Mine
Maybee Claim
North Fork Washougal River
Skamania Mine
Yellow Jacket And Hoo Hoo Claims (Copper Canyon Mines)

Latitude: 45°43'37"N
Longitude: 122°11'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.726944444444,-122.195
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 B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDumortierite
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzScheeliteSphalerite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512856021310
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23285601,285603,2856045509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44285600,285601,285603,2856045516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)128560027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2285600,2856035707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24285600,285601,285603,28560427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2285600,2856033531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12856034165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12856012970
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O181285602231
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3128560114640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24285600,285601,285603,28560412537
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)1285600362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2128560217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23285600,285601,28560339462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12856001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25285600,285601,285602,285603,28560461156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512856021516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS128560121482
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO412856001655


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