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Golden Rule Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 51' 20'' North , 115° 2' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.85556,-115.04166
GRN:
N30W60
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
137686
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137686:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P.372
Deposit:: WESTERN MIN. NEWS, MAY 2, 1975.
Deposit:: 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - REE, Silver, Thorium
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Alluvium - Sand, Gravel
Host Rock: Sand And Gravel

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCorundum
var. Sapphire		4.CB.05Al2O3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3

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