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Rock Flat Mine, Little Goose Creek Canyon, New Meadows, Adams County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types
Rock Flat MineMine
Little Goose Creek CanyonCanyon
New MeadowsOutcrop
Adams CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 58' North , 116° 12' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.96667,-116.20000
GeoHash:
G#: 9rvrgcctz
GRN:
N30W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
New Meadows471 (2017)6.6km
McCall3,106 (2017)10.1km
Donnelly147 (2017)27.9km
Council808 (2017)32.3km
Riggins418 (2017)51.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
19757
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19757:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 9:165. A gold mine located at the head of Little Goose Creek Canyon, 5 miles East of New Meadow.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
FFluorine
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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