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Locality Name:
Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 208
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.8

mindat Locality ID: 28071
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28071.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA": 240
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 213

Number of Child Localities: 97
Child Localities:
B And B Prospect
Bear Butte Iron Prospect
Bear Creek Placers
Bear Waller Occurrence
Bedrock Creek Occurrence
Black Dome Group
Black Lead District
Blacklead Mountain Prospects
Boehls Butte Area
Boggs Gulch Placers
Boise Quartz
Bungalow
Bungalow Occurrence
Burnt Creek District
C.A.O. Claims
Cavendish Summit Occurrence
Cayuse Creek Occurrence
Cedar Creek Placer Deposit
Clearwater District
Clearwater River
Craig Black Sands
Cranberry Creek Pit
Crooked Fork
Cw-69s Quarry
Deep Creek Area
Dicks Creek
Dream Gulch
Driessel Property
Driessel Prospect (Flat Plane; Roma; First Shot)
Dworshak Reservoir Area
East Saddle Claims
Emma Claim
Ericksen Deposit
Ferry Creek Quarry
Fetch Claims
Fisher Quartz
Fly Hill Silica Occurrence
Fourth Of July Creek Occurrence
Freeman Creek Pit
Galena Claim
Hanson Ridge Structure Occurrence
Headquarters Pit
Hemlock Creek Occurrence
Herb Olson Prospect
Howard Creek Occurrence
Ida-Ski Prospect
Kelly Creek Lower Prospect
Kelly Creek Upper Occurrence
Kelly Forks Station
Last Show Placer
Little Moose Creek Occurrence
Lucky Ann / Lucky Jo Claims
Lucky Bell Mining Group
Lunde/Toboggan Ridges Occurrence
Magary Camp Area Occurrence
Marten Hill Prospect
Mason Butte
May Creek
Mayfield Claims
Mink Creek Prospect
Minnie Mae Claim
Missouri Rost Placers
Molybdenum Prospects (MRDS - 10289490)
Moose Creek District
Moose Mountain
New Democrat Mine
New Occurrence
North Fork Clearwater
North Fork Clearwater River (MRDS - 10109545)
Old Camp-Y-Pit
Orofino District
Orogrande Creek Occurrence
Oxford District
Pierce Area
Pierce City District
Pierce City District (Placer District)
Pot Mountain
Red Lead Claims
Reeds Creek Prospect
Rhodes Peak Graben Prospect
Ruby Creek District
Santiago Group
Snake Creek
Southeast Blacklead Mountain Prospect
Sweet Mine
Teakean Butte
Teakean Butte Area
Unnamed Gold Placers
Unorganized District
Venus Quartz
Vi-Vi Placers
Weippe District (Musselshell District)
Weitas Area Occurrence
White Bear Prospect
White Rock Claims
Whitelead Claims
Woodchuck Placer

Latitude: 46°39'22"N
Longitude: 115°31'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.656111111111,-115.53083333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica
Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Staurolite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ta Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Columbite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Mica
Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Staurolite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Vivianite Zircon

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Barroisite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cordierite ()*
Corundum ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Enstatite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vivianite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			7	206485,206596,206603,206649,206702,206703,206704	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			4	206495,206603,206645,206647	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			2	206509,206655	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	206669	2734
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	206606	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	206656	9052
Barroisite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	208	5.3	1	206585	49
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			7	206648,206649,206650,206683,206702,206703,206704	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	206611	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	206671	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	206595,206669,206671	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			7	206478,206611,206612,206669,206670,206671,206704	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	23.8	5.3	1	206696	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	206570,206638	2600
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	206509	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			5	206616,206638,206645,206646,206647	1797
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	206508,206603	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	206605	9895
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	206649	520
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	206606	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	206508,206616,206638	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	206603	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	206595,206669,206671	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	206603	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	206691	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23.8	5.3	15	206569,206583,206589,206623,206631,206638,206643,206645,206646,206647,206656,206657,206663,206689,206697	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	206668	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	206596,206705	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	23.8	5.3	6	206583,206603,206616,206638,206678,206696	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23.8	5.3	6	206551,206552,206553,206554,206561,206665	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			4	206509,206596,206603,206655	1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23.8	5.3	6	206478,206583,206596,206603,206678,206696	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	206478,206566,206612	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	206485,206649,206703	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	206704	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			12	206485,206551,206552,206553,206554,206561,206603,206646,206647,206648,206649,206702	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			10	206566,206595,206623,206656,206668,206669,206670,206671,206691,206704	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	206669	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			16	206485,206548,206603,206643,206648,206649,206655,206656,206657,206658,206668,206670,206671,206702,206703,206704	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23.8	5.3	8	206538,206539,206596,206603,206616,206638,206645,206696	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	206609	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	206616,206649	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			4	206668,206669,206670,206671	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			3	206509,206596,206603	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	206704	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	206669	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	206645,206647	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	206668,206669,206670,206671	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	206603	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	206606	3337
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	206649	99
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	206669,206670,206671	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			3	206596,206603,206645	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	206649	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	206606	2562
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	206679	636
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	23.8	5.3	2	206678,206696	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	206603	1025

42 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-49621	90	65	77+13/-12	49621	135702	B And B Prospect, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51266	90	65	77+13/-12	51266	135702	B And B Prospect, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-48156	65	1.8	33.4±31.6	48156	135794	Bear Butte Iron Prospect, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49752	24	5	14+10/-9	49752	135815	Bear Waller Occurrence, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51207	24	5	14+10/-9	51207	135815	Bear Waller Occurrence, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49616	90	65	77+13/-12	49616	136038	Blacklead Mountain Prospects, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49617	90	65	77+13/-12	49617	136038	Blacklead Mountain Prospects, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51231	90	65	77+13/-12	51231	136038	Blacklead Mountain Prospects, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51232	90	65	77+13/-12	51232	136038	Blacklead Mountain Prospects, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-39363	48.2	44.2	46.2±2	39363	136289	Bungalow Occurrence, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-42275	50	40	45±5	42275	136289	Bungalow Occurrence, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46763	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46763	136434	Cedar Creek Placer Deposit, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46929	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46929	137303	Ferry Creek Quarry, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46930	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46930	137303	Ferry Creek Quarry, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-48187	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	48187	137303	Ferry Creek Quarry, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-39379	48.2	44.2	46.2±2	39379	137381	Fourth Of July Creek Occurrence, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49702	50	42	46±4	49702	139121	Mink Creek Prospect, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51265	50	42	46±4	51265	139121	Mink Creek Prospect, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-48080	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	48080	136983	Dicks Creek Placer (Star; West Star), Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49738	208	100	154±54	49738	137082	Dworshak Dam Stone, Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51179	208	100	154±54	51179	137082	Dworshak Dam Stone, Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-47963	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	47963	138580	Lewiston Limestone Quarry, Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49739	208	100	154±54	49739	139546	Olson Asbestos, Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51189	208	100	154±54	51189	139546	Olson Asbestos, Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49727	208	100	154±54	49727	139848	Pit No. 1, Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51447	180	65	122+58/-57	51447	139848	Pit No. 1, Orofino District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-39357	48.2	44.2	46.2±2	39357	139588	Orogrande Creek Occurrence, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-39368	48.2	44.2	46.2±2	39368	139588	Orogrande Creek Occurrence, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49534	120	65	92+28/-27	49534	137407	French Creek Placer (Golden West-Klondike), Pierce Area, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51256	120	65	92+28/-27	51256	137407	French Creek Placer (Golden West-Klondike), Pierce Area, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46820	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46820	135604	American Placer, Pierce City District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46926	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46926	136782	Cow Creek, Pierce City District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46927	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46927	136782	Cow Creek, Pierce City District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46818	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46818	136781	Cow Creek Quarry, Pierce City District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46819	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46819	136781	Cow Creek Quarry, Pierce City District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-46841	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	46841	136781	Cow Creek Quarry, Pierce City District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-49635	52	44	48±4	49635	140202	Rhodes Peak Graben Prospect, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51222	52	44	48±4	51222	140202	Rhodes Peak Graben Prospect, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-48022	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	48022	137181	Elk River Clay Deposit, Ruby Creek District, Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-47111	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	47111	139314	Musselshell Creek Placer, Weippe District (Musselshell District), Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-48048	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	48048	139314	Musselshell Creek Placer, Weippe District (Musselshell District), Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-47113	23.8	5.3	14.55±9.25	47113	140056	R. W. Beck Deposit, Weippe District (Musselshell District), Clearwater Co., Idaho, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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