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Locality Name:
Colville Indian Reservation, Ferry Co., Washington, USA


mindat Locality ID: 20779
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20779.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Colville Indian Reservation, Ferry Co., Washington, USA": 159
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 114

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Covada District (Enterprise District)
San Poil District (Keller District)

Latitude: 48°9'26"N
Longitude: 118°27'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.157222222222,-118.45888888889

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumEnargiteEpidoteFluorite
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOwyheeite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TalcTetrahedriteTopazVesuvianiteWurtziteZircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Owyheeite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Valentinite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3284051,284080,2840982793
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12841431588
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1284052363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12840453250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12284015,284016,284017,284018,284019,284020,284054,284070,284080,284098,284143,2841609052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26284050,284070,284144,284164,284165,2841675509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)128410511547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812841074286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412841675516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11284063,284077,284079,284097,284098,284119,284130,284137,284138,284143,28414427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4284135,284159,284164,2841654979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41284057352
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2284147,284155925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S8284080,284121,284123,284143,284145,284151,284164,2841655707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS242284022,284023,284024,284025,284026,284027,284051,284054,284057,284058,284060,284071,284080,284088,284098,284111,284116,284119,284121,284129,284137,284138,284139,284143,284144,284145,284146,284147,284148,284149,284150,284151,284152,284154,284155,284156,284157,284164,284165,284166,284167,28416827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2284080,2840981382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O43284107,284124,2841253902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O5284116,284121,284143,284147,2841513531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812841251756
Copper  (*)CopperCu2284143,2841473846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12841672970
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42284057,284070910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4284116,284143,284166,2841678173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1284145345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23284130,284143,2841709617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS65284015,284016,284017,284018,284019,284020,284022,284023,284024,284025,284026,284027,284032,284033,284035,284036,284037,284038,284039,284040,284042,284043,284044,284046,284047,284048,284049,284051,284054,284057,284060,284061,284063,284069,284070,284073,284074,284079,284080,284090,284092,284093,284094,284095,284096,284097,284098,284111,284119,284129,284131,284135,284143,284144,284146,284147,284148,284151,284152,284157,284159,284160,284164,284165,28416724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu8284030,284068,284083,284086,284101,284102,284127,28414230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12841436890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3128415014640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1284070469
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312840835433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141284057784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42284051,2841435591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12841431271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44284083,284105,284143,28416614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217284050,284065,284070,284109,284123,284135,284138,284143,284144,284145,284148,284149,284151,284155,284164,284165,28416712537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS225284015,284016,284017,284018,284019,284020,284022,284023,284024,284025,284026,284027,284055,284119,284129,284143,284144,284145,284146,284149,284151,284152,284154,284155,2841575800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO31284145140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22284143,28415717380
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28128405789
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1284145494
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS33284057,284080,2840981425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS273284015,284016,284017,284018,284019,284020,284022,284023,284024,284025,284026,284027,284033,284046,284047,284048,284049,284050,284051,284054,284055,284056,284057,284058,284060,284061,284062,284063,284069,284070,284071,284073,284074,284079,284080,284088,284090,284092,284093,284095,284096,284097,284098,284109,284116,284118,284119,284123,284129,284131,284137,284138,284139,284143,284144,284145,284146,284147,284148,284149,284150,284151,284152,284154,284155,284156,284157,284159,284160,284164,284165,284167,28416839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S86284015,284016,284017,284018,284019,2840209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO262284022,284023,284024,284025,284026,284027,284032,284033,284046,284047,284048,284049,284050,284051,284052,284053,284055,284056,284057,284058,284060,284062,284063,284065,284069,284070,284071,284073,284077,284079,284080,284088,284090,284092,284093,284094,284095,284096,284097,284098,284109,284117,284118,284119,284121,284123,284129,284137,284143,284144,284145,284148,284151,284152,284154,284156,284157,284159,284160,284164,284167,28416861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)4284080,284138,284143,2841481711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212841435614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81284170353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)10284015,284016,284017,284018,284019,284020,284057,284143,284164,2841654894
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O31284057179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2284065,2840776417
Silver  (*)CopperAg3284057,284080,2840985186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS39284015,284016,284017,284018,284019,284020,284022,284023,284024,284025,284026,284027,284048,284051,284054,284057,284060,284061,284063,284069,284074,284079,284080,284094,284098,284119,284129,284131,284137,284143,284144,284148,284151,284152,284155,284157,284164,284165,28416721482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1284057446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S314284035,284036,284037,284038,284039,284040,284041,284042,284043,284044,284051,284054,284057,2840943418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212840983337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132284055,2840701803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S139284050,284051,284054,284055,284057,284070,284080,284098,2841525317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212841431476
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)31284107212
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O31284057369
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1284124652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012841661395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12840835251



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070543Covada, Covada District (Enterprise District), Colville Indian Reservation, Ferry Co., Washington, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070543


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