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Locality Name:
Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 112
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110.4

mindat Locality ID: 39578
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39578.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Black Horse Prospect
Blackfoot Prospect
Boulder Creek Placer
Camas Creek Placer
Carrico Mine
Carrico Placer
Cassidy Prospect
Copper Ridge Prospect
Daisy Mine
Jerome Creek Placer
Last Chance Prospect (Early Bird)
Milbert Placer
Milbert Prospect (Hoteling Creek; Carrico Iron)
Pinnell Vein
Prosperity Group (Lavigne And Maher Tungsten Property)

Latitude: 46°58'8"N
Longitude: 116°45'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.968888888889,-116.76083333333
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 Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteMalachite
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTetrahedrite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2112110.403419
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2112110.44209141,209145,209155,2091563092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212091575509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5209145,209155,209156,209157,20915811547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42209155,2091565516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)120915627770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2209157,2091585707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2112110.45209141,209155,209156,209157,20915827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2209157,2091583531
Copper  (*)CopperCu112110.43209141,209157,2091583846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2209157,2091584165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O4209155,209156,209157,2091582970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS120915624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu112110.48209142,209143,209144,209145,209147,209149,209150,20915130554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3112110.48209142,209145,209147,209149,209155,209156,209157,20915814640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4112110.4120915314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24209155,209156,209157,20915812537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212091565800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112110.410209141,209142,209145,209147,209149,209151,209155,209156,209157,20915839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112110.49209142,209145,209147,209149,209151,209155,209156,209157,20915861156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)112110.42209153,2091594894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)112110.47209141,209145,209147,209155,209156,209157,2091586417
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134209155,209156,209157,2091585317
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O112110.40652


28 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
NAVDAT-90333112110.4111.2±0.8   90333    136002Black Horse Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90359112110.4111.2±0.8   90359    136418Cassidy Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90360112110.4111.2±0.8   90360    136418Cassidy Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90361112110.4111.2±0.8   90361    136418Cassidy Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90374112110.4111.2±0.8   90374    136418Cassidy Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90331112110.4111.2±0.8   90331    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90342112110.4111.2±0.8   90342    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90349112110.4111.2±0.8   90349    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90351112110.4111.2±0.8   90351    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90355112110.4111.2±0.8   90355    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90357112110.4111.2±0.8   90357    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90358112110.4111.2±0.8   90358    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90390112110.4111.2±0.8   90390    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90391112110.4111.2±0.8   90391    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90406112110.4111.2±0.8   90406    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90407112110.4111.2±0.8   90407    136746Copper Ridge Prospect, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90335112110.4111.2±0.8   90335    139077Milbert Placer, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90336112110.4111.2±0.8   90336    139077Milbert Placer, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90337112110.4111.2±0.8   90337    139077Milbert Placer, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90338112110.4111.2±0.8   90338    139077Milbert Placer, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90400112110.4111.2±0.8   90400    139077Milbert Placer, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90401112110.4111.2±0.8   90401    139077Milbert Placer, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90402112110.4111.2±0.8   90402    139077Milbert Placer, Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90384112110.4111.2±0.8   90384    139078Milbert Prospect (Hoteling Creek; Carrico Iron), Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90388112110.4111.2±0.8   90388    139078Milbert Prospect (Hoteling Creek; Carrico Iron), Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90399112110.4111.2±0.8   90399    139078Milbert Prospect (Hoteling Creek; Carrico Iron), Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90414112110.4111.2±0.8   90414    139078Milbert Prospect (Hoteling Creek; Carrico Iron), Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-90415112110.4111.2±0.8   90415    139078Milbert Prospect (Hoteling Creek; Carrico Iron), Gold Hill District (Blackfoot District), Latah Co., Idaho, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

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