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Locality Name:
Carlton, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA


mindat Locality ID: 19215
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19215.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carlton, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bales Mine
Dutch John Mine
Minne Mine

Latitude: 48°14'39"N
Longitude: 120°4'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.244166666667,-120.08027777778

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O S Sb Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteGarnetGypsumMolybdeniteNonePyrite
PyrochloreQuartzScheeliteSpinelStibniteSulphur

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312848141534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)128481427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2128481427198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212848159895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12848148173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312848141544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12848156890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3128481414640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4128481414899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212848145800
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1284814494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128481439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22284813,28481461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12848144894
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1284813446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312848133418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12848152045



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