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Olson Mine (Fitzgerald; Carlson Lease; Scott Rogers), Avon Mining District (Mica Mountain Mining District), Latah County, Idaho, USAi
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Olson Mine (Fitzgerald; Carlson Lease; Scott Rogers)Mine
Avon Mining District (Mica Mountain Mining District)Mining District
Latah CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 52' 32'' North , 116° 35' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.87556,-116.58389
GRN:
N32W58
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Deary508 (2017)8.7km
Bovill253 (2017)14.6km
Princeton148 (2011)19.5km
Troy880 (2017)20.9km
Onaway189 (2017)24.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
139548
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:139548:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: STOLL, W. C., 1950, MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 229, 64 P.
Deposit:: MINOBRAS (PUB.), 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 45.
Deposit:: PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHIN
Commodities (Major) - Mica; (Minor) - Beryllium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Pegmatite
Structure: Rolls And Minor Crumples Plunge 20 To 60 Deg E Or Ne.
Host Rock: Plutonic Rock

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)

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