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Locality Name:
Washington Co., Idaho, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 604
Youngest recorded age at locality: 496

mindat Locality ID: 30493
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30493.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Washington Co., Idaho, USA": 149
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 134

Number of Child Localities: 40
Child Localities:
Beacon Hill
Behme Prospect
Brownlee Dam Area
Cambridge Area
Cuddy Mountain District
Diatomite Occurrence (MRDS - 10120592)
Dukes Creek Prospect
Edgemont Group Prospects
Hog Creek Area
Hornet District
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain District
Jerry No. 1 Mine
Lost Cabin Prospect
Middle Fork Of Weiser River
Midvale
Mineral Hill District
Mineral Mountain Area
Monroe District
Moonshine
Morrow Property
Olds Perry Occurrence
Ruthberg District
Snake River
Sturgill Creek Area
Sturgill Peak Area
Taylor Cinnabar
Thirsty Mtn-Haystack Mtn Prospect
Thorson Silica Deposit
Turley Property
Unknown Aggregate - Light Weight (MRDS - 10120947)
Unknown Aggregate - Light Weight (MRDS - 10215748)
Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10168774)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10120368)
Unnamed Clay Location (MRDS - 10193920)
Unnamed Clay Location (MRDS - 10266175)
Unnamed Diatomite Location (MRDS - 10242007)
Unnamed Mercury Mine (MRDS - 10291007)
Weiser
Weiser District

Latitude: 44°35'6"N
Longitude: 116°42'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.585,-116.70277777778

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Aragonite	Arsenic	Baryte	Bournonite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote
Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anglesite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beidellite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dravite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tremolite ()*
Wurtzite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Aragonite Arsenic Baryte Bournonite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Enargite Epidote
Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Tourmaline Wurtzite

51 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	212205	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4	212121,212133,212141,212217	3419
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	212169	1627
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	212136	2734
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	212124	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	212133,212134,212179	11547
Beidellite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	212253	85
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	212141	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	212134,212141	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	212191	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	212191	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	15	212125,212158,212164,212173,212174,212176,212177,212179,212180,212185,212186,212187,212191,212211,212244	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	212205	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	32	212113,212121,212124,212125,212129,212130,212131,212133,212134,212135,212141,212142,212161,212162,212172,212173,212174,212175,212176,212177,212178,212179,212180,212185,212186,212187,212188,212191,212192,212193,212215,212217	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	212159	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	212205	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	4	212121,212124,212130,212207	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	9	212218,212247,212248,212252,212253,212254,212255,212257,212258	2600
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	212207	2970
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	212158	648
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	212191	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5	212125,212129,212141,212215,212217	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	14	212113,212119,212130,212131,212132,212136,212173,212174,212176,212179,212180,212186,212187,212191	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	212193	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	212122,212127,212177,212212,212216	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	212158	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5	212170,212173,212182,212198,212244	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	7	212134,212135,212161,212162,212164,212177,212216	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	212193	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	212129,212253	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	11	212121,212124,212133,212134,212135,212158,212161,212162,212163,212193,212217	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	10	212121,212124,212125,212129,212130,212142,212164,212172,212193,212217	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	4	212134,212173,212187,212191	5674
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	1	212169	425
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	212134,212135	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	212129	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	7	212200,212234,212235,212249,212252,212253,212258	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	212215	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	212158	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	33	212113,212121,212125,212129,212131,212132,212133,212134,212135,212141,212142,212161,212162,212172,212173,212174,212175,212176,212177,212178,212179,212180,212185,212186,212187,212188,212191,212192,212193,212198,212215,212252,212253	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2	212117,212211	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	212134,212135	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	45	212110,212113,212117,212122,212124,212125,212127,212129,212131,212133,212134,212136,212141,212142,212155,212158,212161,212162,212164,212172,212173,212174,212175,212176,212177,212178,212179,212180,212185,212186,212191,212192,212193,212200,212201,212206,212211,212216,212217,212230,212234,212235,212249,212253,212254	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	212179	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	212205	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	16	212131,212172,212173,212174,212175,212176,212177,212178,212179,212180,212185,212186,212187,212191,212192,212193	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	212191	668
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	10	212131,212173,212174,212176,212179,212180,212185,212186,212187,212191	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	1	212169	452
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	212133,212141	2562
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	3	212174,212187,212191	372

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	USGS-Rb-Sr-02539	604	496	550±54	Rb-Sr	age not evaluated		whole rock							141295	Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10168774), Washington Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
	USGS-Rb-Sr-02689	604	496	550±54	Rb-Sr	age not evaluated		whole rock							141295	Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10168774), Washington Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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