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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 32' 2'' North , 121° 26' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Snoqualmie Pass311 (2011)16.1km
Skykomish207 (2017)20.4km
Tanner1,018 (2011)23.7km
Riverbend2,132 (2011)24.3km
North Bend6,679 (2017)26.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
158451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:158451:9
GUID (UUID V4):
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5 valid minerals.

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Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: pale pink
'Petroleum'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
References:
Russ Rizzo CollectionIdentified by Russ Rizzo: Visual Identification

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Citrine4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Petroleum'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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