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Locality Name:
Freeman, Spokane Co., Washington, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24613
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24613.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Freeman, Spokane Co., Washington, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Freeman Clay Pit
Silver Hill

Latitude: 47°32'25"N
Longitude: 117°15'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.540277777778,-117.25805555556

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 Be C Ca F Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteBerylClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpinelTopazTourmaline

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12858788803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212858752162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512858781310
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812858784286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212858785171
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312858781797
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS128587824243
Graphite  (*)NoneC12858782812
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1285878469
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4128587814899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2285877,2858784924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22285875,28587817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128587839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23285875,285877,28587861156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12858784894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12858772705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512858781516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32285877,2858781214
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212858751476



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