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Locality Name:
Bannock Co., Idaho, USA


mindat Locality ID: 39441
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39441.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bannock Co., Idaho, USA": 58
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 49

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Aberdeen Area
Bannock Range
Fort Hall District
Garden City Limestone Prospect
Gilbert Group
Inkom Area
Laketown Dolomite Prospect
Lanes Creek
Lava Hot Springs District
Oxford Area
Pocatello Area
Soda Springs
Springfield Area
Turner Area

Latitude: 42°43'35"N
Longitude: 112°12'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.726388888889,-112.2025
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: Ag Au C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumGypsumMalachiteNonePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSulphur

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42204235,2042395516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612042391633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2204255,20426927770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2204218,2042395707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27204218,204225,204228,204235,204239,204240,20425727198
Copper  (*)CopperCu3204235,204240,2042573846
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212042589895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7204223,204225,204228,204235,204239,204257,20426924243
Gold  (*)CopperAu120426730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12042656890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3120425514640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23204218,204225,20423912537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23204218,204225,20424239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212042593106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29204218,204225,204228,204235,204239,204240,204242,204255,20426961156
Silver  (*)CopperAg12042425186
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12042652045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12042391101


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