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Locality Name:
Roaring River District, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA


mindat Locality ID: 249240
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249240.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Roaring River District, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Decker - Hortenstine No. 2 Prospect
Decker - Hortenstine Prospect
Rinebold Prospect

Latitude: 43°40'13"N
Longitude: 115°27'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.670277777778,-115.45111111111
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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumFluoriteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyrite
QuartzScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)120780727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2120780727198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212078079617
Gold  (*)CopperAu2207806,20780730554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3120780714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312078075433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4120780714899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23207805,207806,2078075800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO31207807140
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212078072273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22207806,20780739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23207805,207806,20780761156
Silver  (*)CopperAg2207806,2078075186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2207806,20780721482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12078074899
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO412078071655


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