REF:The locality also extends into the following counties: Washington
Deposit:: HILL, J. M., 1915, NOTES ON THE FINE GOLD OF SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 620, P. 271-29
Deposit:: 1915 RECON HILL, J. M., BULL. 62
Production:: HILL, J. M., 1915, USGS BULL. 620
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Leucogranite Porphyry
Host Rock: Sand And Gravel

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Gravel

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10105778

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Farmington-Selway DomainDomain
Snake River PlainMagmatic Province

USA

Snake River DownwarpBasin

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