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Carey602 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24171
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24171:6
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Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Blaine, Idaho, États-Unis
German:
Blaine County, Idaho, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Blaine, Idaho, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Блейн, Айдахо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布萊恩縣, 爱达荷州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Blaine, Idaho, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Blaine County, Idaho, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بلايني, أيداهو, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բլեյն շրջան, Այդահո, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Blaine konderria, Idaho
Bavarian:
Blaine County, Idaho, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ব্লেইন কাউন্টি, আইডাহো, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Блейн, Айдахо, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Blaine County, Idaho
Dutch:
Blaine County, Idaho, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بلین، آیداهو, آیداهو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Blaine megye, Idaho, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ブレイン郡, アイダホ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Blaine County, Idaho, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Blaine Gông, Idaho
Norwegian:
Blaine County, Idaho, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Blaine, Idaho, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Blaine, Idaho, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Blaine, Idaho, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Блејн, Ајдахо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Blaine County, Idaho, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Blaine County, Idaho, USA
Turkish:
Blaine, Idaho, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Блейн, Айдахо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بلیئن کاؤنٹی، ایڈاہو, ایڈاہو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Blaine, Idaho, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Blaine, Idaho, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بلین کاؤنٹی، اڈاہو, اڈاہو, امریکہ


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Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Aikinite
Formula: CuPbBiS3
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Habit: trapazohedra to 3mm in diameter
Colour: colorless
Description: coating fractures in granite
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
References:
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Beidellite ?
Formula: (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Bindheimite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
'Calamine'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 50 localities in this region.
Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 58 localities in this region.
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Copper Stain'
References:
Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dufrénoysite
Formula: Pb2As2S5
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 132 localities in this region.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Gladite
Formula: CuPbBi5S9
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
'K Feldspar'
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Litharge
Formula: PbO
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
Native Arsenic
Formula: As
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 33 localities in this region.
Native Lead
Formula: Pb
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
'Petrified Wood'
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 108 localities in this region.
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 137 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Moss Agate
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 56 localities in this region.
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 97 localities in this region.
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Localities: Reported from at least 41 localities in this region.
'Thomsonite Subgroup' ?
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
References:
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
'Wad'
References:
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Lead1.AA.05Pb
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Native Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Native Arsenic1.CA.05As
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Aikinite2.HB.05aCuPbBiS3
Gladite2.HB.05aCuPbBi5S9
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Dufrénoysite2.HC.05dPb2As2S5
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Diaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Litharge4.AC.20PbO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Cervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
Bindheimite4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Celadonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Beidellite ?9.EC.40(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hisingerite9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Limonite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Wad'-
'Mica Group'-
'Petrified Wood'-
'Calamine'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Copper Stain'-
'Thomsonite Subgroup' ?-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FerberiteFeWO4
O FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O LithargePbO
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MiniumPb3O4
O Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O TenoriteCuO
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O UraniniteUO2
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AikiniteCuPbBiS3
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CinnabarHgS
S DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
S DufrénoysitePb2As2S5
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S GladiteCuPbBi5S9
S GreenockiteCdS
S GudmunditeFeSbS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S MetacinnabarHgS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
VVanadium
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe GudmunditeFeSbS
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CuCopper
Cu AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu GladiteCuPbBi5S9
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As Native ArsenicAs
As DufrénoysitePb2As2S5
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb Native AntimonySb
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb GudmunditeFeSbS
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PtPlatinum
Pt Native PlatinumPt
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg Native MercuryHg
Hg MetacinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pb DufrénoysitePb2As2S5
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GladiteCuPbBi5S9
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb Native LeadPb
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LithargePbO
Pb MiniumPb3O4
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Bi AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Bi GladiteCuPbBi5S9
UUranium
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed345 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed478 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
McGowan Creek - Drummond Mine Limestone1358.9 - 345.3 Ma (Paleozoic)
McGowan Creek5358.9 - 345.3 Ma (Paleozoic)
Phi Kappa5433.4 - 427.4 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Kazakhstania
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gattendorfiidae : Kazakhstania358.9 - 345.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Isograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Isograptus477.7 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Schizograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Schizograptus477.7 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Prolecanites lyoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Prolecanitida : Prolecanitidae : Prolecanites : Prolecanites lyoni358.9 - 345.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Asthenospongia acantha
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Asthenospongia : Asthenospongia acantha477.7 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Pericyclus (Goniocyclus) decipiens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Pericyclidae : Pericyclus : Pericyclus (Goniocyclus) decipiens358.9 - 345.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Pseudophyllograptus angustifolius
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Pseudophyllograptus : Pseudophyllograptus angustifolius477.7 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Phyllograptus ilicifolius
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Phyllograptidae : Phyllograptus : Phyllograptus ilicifolius477.7 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaine_County,_Idaho
Wikidata ID:Q488582
GeoNames ID:5586170

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