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Locality Name:
Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 50
Youngest recorded age at locality: 47

mindat Locality ID: 283238
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-283238.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Washington Pass

Latitude: 48°31'26"N
Longitude: 120°39'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.523888888889,-120.65305555556

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 As B Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: F O Si Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteAstrophylliteBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
CatapleiiteChabaziteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDiaspore
ElpiditeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGagariniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMica
MilariteMixiteMolybdeniteMonaziteMordeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOkanoganiteOlivinePharmacosiderite
PrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSapphirineScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelSulphurTitaniteZircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Anatase  (*)Annite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Brannockite  (*)Calciocatapleiite  (*)Calciohilairite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Fergusonite-(Y)-β  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-richterite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)
Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Mordenite  (*)Okanoganite-(Y)  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sogdianite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Thalénite-(Y)  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Yarrowite  (*)Zektzerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6504712849761022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]50471284976133
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O5047128497690
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)504712849768803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)50471284976706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2504712849762162
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)250471284976356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)250471284976295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F50471284976161
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F50471284976304
Brannockite  (*)MilariteKSn2(Li3Si12)O30504712849763
Calciocatapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteCaZrSi3O9·2H2O504712849768
Calciohilairite  (*)NoneCaZrSi3O9·3H2O504712849767
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5047128497627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)504712849764979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O50471284976310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25047128497627198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)850471284976577
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)25047128497689
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O504712849763531
Fergusonite-(Y)-β  (*)NoneYNbO45047128497617
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O5047128497650
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)504712849768173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O650471284976414
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)50471284976371
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)250471284976271
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)25047128497630
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2504712849769617
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)25047128497631
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)250471284976163
Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)GagariniteNaCaYF6504712849768
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5047128497624243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S5047128497660
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)504712849767437
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)250471284976209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35047128497614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3504712849765433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O5047128497699
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O504712849761271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)250471284976987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs250471284976762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45047128497614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25047128497612537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)504712849764924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl504712849761107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2504712849765800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)50471284976945
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O50471284976405
Okanoganite-(Y)  (*)Okanoganite(Y,REE,Ca,Na,Th)16(Fe3+,Ti)(Si,B,P)10(O,OH)38F10504712849762
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O504712849762994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)504712849762349
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O50471284976428
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F25047128497689
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2504712849761898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25047128497639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25047128497661156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)250471284976375
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O504712849761153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)504712849766417
Sogdianite  (*)MilariteKZr2Li3Si12O30504712849763
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5047128497621482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS504712849762045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F50471284976232
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F5047128497655
Thalénite-(Y)  (*)NoneY3Si3O10F5047026
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO250471284976236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O504712849764899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O50471284976652
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4504712849761655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)50471284976939
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S85047128497670
Zektzerite  (*)NoneNaLiZrSi6O155047128497611
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)504712849765251



1 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-0179504750-47 Age of peralkaline granitic intrusion      4220Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USAGolden Horn BatholithRaschke et al. (2016)10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2477EJM28_153 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070485Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070485


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