Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3287
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3287.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Clara Creek
Dowry Creek Mine
Fox Gulch (Fox Gulch Platinum Placer)
Platinum Creek
Red Mountain Occurrence
Red Mountain Occurrence (ARDF - HG003)
Red Mountain Occurrence (ARDF - HG004)
Red Mountain Occurrence (ARDF - HG005)
Red Mountain Occurrence (ARDF - HG009)
Red Mountain Prospect (ARDF - HG006)
Red Mountain Prospect (ARDF - HG007)
Red Mountain Prospect (ARDF - HG008)
Salmon River
Salmon River Bench Mine
Snow Gulch
Squirrel Creek

Latitude: 58°57'17"N
Longitude: 161°44'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.954722222222,-161.74111111111
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 Au Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe Hg Ir Mg Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Bi Cu Fe Ir O Os Pd Pt S Si Te Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteAuricuprideBowieiteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopperCorundumDiamondGarnetMelonite
ModderiteNickelineNonePerovskitePotaritePyritePyroxeneSpinelStillwateriteUllmannite
Zircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Augite  (*)Bowieite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Cuproiridsite  (*)Diamond  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Froodite  (*)
Genkinite  (*)Geversite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hollingworthite  (*)Hongshiite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Insizwaite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Iridarsenite  (*)Iridium  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Kashinite  (*)Laurite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Mercury  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Miassite  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Niggliite  (*)Osarsite  (*)Osmium  (*)Palladium  (*)Platarsite  (*)
Platinum  (*)Polarite  (*)Potarite  (*)Mertieite-I  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Rhodium  (*)Ruthenarsenite  (*)Rutheniridosmine  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)
Tolovkite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)Xingzhongite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62129111,1291122060
Bowieite  (*)BowieiteRh2S3112910933
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412129106,129107,129108,129109,129110,129111,129112,129115,129118,129119,129120,1291213902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2129118,1291192600
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS1129120124
Cuproiridsite  (*)SpinelCu(Ir3+Ir4+)S4031
Diamond  (*)DiamondC2129118,129119697
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS22129106,129109110
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi2112910862
Genkinite  (*)NonePt4Sb3112910812
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb2112910838
Gold  (*)CopperAu9129106,129107,129108,129109,129115,129118,129119,129120,12912130554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311291061544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS4129106,129107,129108,129109119
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu112910827
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O36129106,129107,129108,129109,129118,1291215433
Insizwaite  (*)PyritePtBi2112910815
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS3129107,129108,129120154
Iridarsenite  (*)NoneIrAs23129107,129108,12910913
Iridium  (*)CopperIr7129107,129108,129109,129118,129119,129120,129121162
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe1129108128
Kashinite  (*)BowieiteIr2S3112910929
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS21129120226
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46129106,129107,129108,129109,129118,12912114899
Mercury  (*)NoneHg2129118,129119397
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.5112910844
Miassite  (*)NoneRh17S15112910910
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)20133
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn112910822
Osarsite  (*)ArsenopyriteOsAsS016
Osmium  (*)NoneOs4129106,129107,129108,129109169
Palladium  (*)CopperPd059
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS112910844
Platinum  (*)CopperPt8129106,129108,129109,129114,129115,129116,129117,129119485
Polarite  (*)NonePd(Bi,Pb)112910810
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg112910825
Mertieite-I  (*)NonePd5+x(Sb,As)2-x (x = 0.1-0.2)11291089
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112910839462
Rhodium  (*)CopperRh112910817
Ruthenarsenite  (*)Modderite(Ru,Ni)As11291089
Rutheniridosmine  (*)None(Ir,Os,Ru)112912047
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs27129106,129107,129108,129109,129118,129119,129120337
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe3129118,129119,12912066
Tolovkite  (*)CobaltiteIrSbS112910813
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe2129107,12910948
Xingzhongite  (*)SpinelPb2+Ir3+2S42129107,1291087
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070258Fox Gulch (Fox Gulch Platinum Placer), Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070258

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