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Locality Name:
Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA


mindat Locality ID: 45517
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45517.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Elmore Co., Idaho, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Camp Lake
Little Spangle Lake

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti U Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBastnäsiteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCarpholiteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePhenakitePyriteQuartzRutileSodaliteSpinelTopazTourmalineZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Dravite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Topaz  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Wodginite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F0304
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812078554286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4025
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)0371
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O0345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212078561476
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8078
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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