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Locality Name:
Quartzite Canyon, Spring Mountain District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA


mindat Locality ID: 280871
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280871.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Quartzite Canyon, Spring Mountain District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Unnamed Skarn

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Ca F Fe H Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayEttringiteGarnetHumiteLudwigiteMicaNatroliteNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePalygorskitePyroxeneScapoliteSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Laumontite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Meionite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)121023527770
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21210235236
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2121023586
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612102354135
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12102351188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312102351544
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12102351271
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)1210235134
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4121023598
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4121023514899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1210235176
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1210235425
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12102351236
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1210235306
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412102351934
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O1210235183


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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