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Locality Name:
Sherman Pass, Ferry Co., Washington, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24037
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24037.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sherman Pass, Ferry Co., Washington, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Cedar Ridge
Columbia Peak
Edds Mountain
Graves Mountain Road
Mount Washington Area
Sherman Creek
Sherman Pass Area

Latitude: 48°35'34"N
Longitude: 118°27'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.592777777778,-118.45916666667
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 Be Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteAutuniteBerylClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaNone
PyritePyroxeneQuartzScheelite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Grossular  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12842868803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512842861310
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12842861272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182284280,2842814286
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62284279,2842834135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12842818173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312842811544
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12842864924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22284285,28428617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128428639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2128428661156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12842814894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312842861214


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