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Locality Name:
Elmore Co., Idaho, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 85
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1

mindat Locality ID: 24104
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24104.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elmore Co., Idaho, USA": 233
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 201

Number of Child Localities: 58
Child Localities:
Ajax Mine (MRDS - 10119575)
Alexander Flats Occurrence
Alturas Lake Area
Atlanta District
Basin Claims
Black Warrior District
Blackstone Mine
Burnt Sage
C. & E. Placer (Buck Creek Placer)
Cabin Creek Occurrence
China Basin
Clark Lead Prospect
Diatomite Deposit (MRDS - 10143670)
Featherville District
Fisher Property
Glenns Ferry
Glenns Ferry Area
Glens Peak Area
Hy Country Exploration Mine
Inama Prospect
Index Mine (2)
King Hill Area
Leggit Creek - La Moyne Creek Area
Lost Cavalos Occurrence
Mt. Everly Beryl Occurrence
Mud Flats Occurrence
Neal District
Numerous Prospects (MRDS - 10290023)
Oreana Area
Pickett Mountain Area
Pine Grove District
Prairie Area
Ptla Mine
Pumicite Occurrence (MRDS - 10265186)
Red Warrior District
Roaring River District
Roaring River Occurrence
Rock Creek Area
Rocky Bar District
Rough Mountain District
Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts
Sawtooth District
Sheep Creek Occurrence (Pal Claim Area)
Skeleton Creek
Snake River Area
Snake River Placer (MRDS - 10241222)
Snake River Placers (MRDS - 10240806)
Snake River Prospects (MRDS - 10207718)
Snowyside Peak Area
Steel Mountain Stock
Stone Quarry (MRDS - 10192439)
Swanholm District
Tyceska Gold Mining Company (Snake River Placer)
Unnamed Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10217051)
Unorganized District
Volcano District
Wood Creek
Yuba District

Latitude: 43°31'54"N
Longitude: 115°23'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.531666666667,-115.38388888889
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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAeschyniteAmorphousApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBerylCalcite
Cancrinite-sodaliteCarpholiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumLinariteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
OlivineParisitePhenakitePolybasitePrehnitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteTopaz
TourmalineXanthoconiteZircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cervantite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Potassiccarpholite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stephanite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Valentinite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wodginite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2207676,2076802793
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6120787343
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)44443207763,207854,2078738803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23207822,207854,2078732162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12076802734
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1207879363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS6207776,207784,207813,207814,207826,2078479052
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1207854304
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21207854606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18484410207707,207763,207774,207797,207822,207844,207854,207855,207858,2078704286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12078111966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)484414207752,207754,207768,207807,207813,207854,207886,207887,207888,207889,207890,207891,207892,20789327770
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)444442207763,20785425
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22207822,2078545171
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41207879352
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222207680,207713,207717,207718,207727,207784,207792,207795,207807,207808,207813,207814,207826,207847,207886,207887,207888,207889,207890,207891,207892,20789327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42207801,2078023902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS12078512600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12078541025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61207854518
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1207854648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2207870,2078738173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1207854371
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1207854345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12078542740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF248443207807,207813,2078549617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27207680,207713,207717,207718,207727,207729,207740,207776,207784,207790,207791,207792,207795,207811,207813,207814,207820,207826,207831,207838,207847,207858,207859,207891,207892,207897,20790024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12078547437
Gold  (*)CopperAu33207680,207691,207700,207703,207716,207721,207723,207732,207742,207750,207757,207776,207784,207789,207801,207802,207806,207807,207813,207814,207816,207822,207826,207847,207851,207865,207886,207887,207888,207889,207890,207891,20789330554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2207683,2078546890
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S44442207763,207854237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36207713,207717,207807,207808,207851,20785414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O37207757,207801,207802,207807,207822,207851,2078655433
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS21207879230
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12078541271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21207680987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415207801,207802,207807,207822,207851,207854,207873,207886,207887,207888,207889,207890,207891,207893,20789814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24207712,207717,207886,20788812537
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS24207676,207680,207683,207705300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)44444207763,207797,207854,2078734924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2484411207707,207727,207805,207806,207807,207808,207811,207812,207813,207854,2078585800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO31207807140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2215207756,207768,207822,207854,20787917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O215207754,207755,207756,207768,2077692994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2207854,2078702349
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21207873112
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)44443207763,207854,207873326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212078072273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1207802485
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]3207676,207680,207683716
Potassiccarpholite  (*)CarpholiteK(Mn2+,Li)2Al4Si4O12(OH,F)8444412077634
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212078731898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS34207676,207680,207683,207705733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS35207676,207678,207680,207683,2077051425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS237207676,207683,207713,207729,207776,207784,207790,207791,207792,207795,207802,207806,207807,207808,207811,207812,207813,207814,207820,207826,207831,207838,207847,207854,207858,207879,207884,207886,207887,207888,207889,207890,207891,207892,207893,207897,20790039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12078901725
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31207854244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO248156207676,207683,207695,207705,207713,207717,207718,207727,207729,207739,207740,207754,207755,207756,207763,207768,207774,207776,207784,207790,207791,207792,207795,207797,207802,207805,207806,207807,207811,207812,207813,207814,207820,207822,207826,207831,207838,207844,207847,207854,207858,207859,207870,207873,207879,207886,207887,207888,207889,207890,207891,207892,207893,207897,207900,20790161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO24207801,207822,207851,2078545614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81207822353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2207831,2079014894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12078546417
Silver  (*)CopperAg9207676,207677,207680,207683,207695,207806,207807,207811,2078975186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)344444207763,207797,207854,2078731214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS30207713,207727,207729,207740,207776,207784,207790,207791,207792,207795,207806,207807,207813,207814,207820,207826,207831,207838,207847,207884,207886,207887,207888,207889,207890,207891,207892,207893,207897,20790021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS42207676,207680586
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1207879446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312078793418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS2207676,207680332
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312076805317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1207752452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)12078731006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2207807,2078734899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F244445207763,207774,207822,207854,2078561476
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1207854890
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O31207879369
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1207739652
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8120785478
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO448442207807,2078131655
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS33207680,207686,20770289
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1207822939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)5207801,207822,207854,207873,2078955251


7 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-0131444444K-ArAge of intrusionbiotite  Yes  3746Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Boise Co., Idaho, USASawtooth BatholithBennett (1980)10.2113/gsecongeo.75.2.278EG75_278Figure 11
NAVDAT-337811099+1/-0   33781    136555Clark Lead Prospect, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1825211+1/-0   1825    136959Diatomite Deposit (MRDS - 10093442), Glenns Ferry Area, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-21636484446±2   21636    276552Sheep Creek, Rocky Bar District, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-20742857278+7/-6   20742    137955Hidden Lake Prospect Southers Alteration Zone No. 1, Snowyside Peak Area, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-20786494245+4/-3   20786    141455Unnamed Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10217051), Elmore Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-21637484446±2   21637    141455Unnamed Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10217051), Elmore Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050306Atlanta, Atlanta District, Elmore Co., Idaho, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050306

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