Willow Creek - Caribou Mining District, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Willow Creek - Caribou Mining District | Mining District |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Type:
Primarily a coal-mining district.
See Bonneville County
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| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 73 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 73 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.30 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 279 Ma (Permian) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 8 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 23 fossil localities |
- Idaho
- Bonneville County
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 AMNH B7858
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 AMNH B8251
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 AMNH B8828
- Permian🐚 Bear Creek
- Pleistocene🐚 Booth Canyon
- Cretaceous🐚 H34D site
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 T-7: T
- Phanerozoic🐚 USGS 7380 green
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 USGS 7390 green
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 USGS 7395 green
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 USGS 7406 green
- Bonneville County
- Idaho
- Bonneville County
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 USGS 7485 green
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 13491 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 17982 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 18181 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 18182 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 21000 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28500 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28501 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28502 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28506 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28507 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Middle Jurassic🐚 USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28635 - Twin Creek Limestone
- Bonneville County
Localities in this Region
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- ⭔Bonneville County
- ⭔Ammon Area
- ⭔Antelope Flat Area
- Apache Iron Deposit
- Bear Creek Phosphate Deposit
- Bentonite Occurrence
- ⭔Blackfoot Reservoir Area
- Brinson Coal Prospect (Miller Mine)
- Croley Mine
- E. A. Rex Mining Company Phosphate Lease Occurrence
- E. A. Rex Uranium and Phosphate (Fall Creek Lease Block; Bear Creek Lease Block)
- Fall Creek; Porcupine Creek Limestone-Dolomite Deposit
- Fall Creek Coal Mine
- Fall Creek Limestone Deposit
- Fall Creek Phosphate Deposit
- Fall Creek Travertine Quarry (Buff Nos. 1-8; Echo Nos. 1-4)
- God Send to Health Mine (Joseph Smith Coal Prospect)
- Gold Placer (MRDS - 10192861)
- ⭔Idaho Falls Area
- Iona
- ⭔Iona Area
- Limestone Deposit (MRDS - 10089400)
- Long Gulch Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block)
- McCoy Creek Gold Placer I
- McCoy Creek Limestone - Dolomite Deposit
- McCoy Creek Placer II (Janet; Hard Luck Groups; Sage; Ken)
- Meadow Creek - Call Dugway Occurrence
- Mineral Springs (MRDS - 10192599)
- Mount Pisgah Mining District
- Nitrate Occurrence (MRDS - 10193025)
- Palisades Reservoir Limestone Deposit (MRDS - 10073308)
- Papoose Creek Phosphate Deposit
- Peterson Limestone Occurrence (Iron Occurrence)
- Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (MRDS - 10289670)
- Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (MRDS - 10289878)
- Pritchard Creek Phosphate Deposit (MRDS - 10073292)
- Pritchard Creek Prospect
- Pumice Deposit West of Ammon (MRDS - 10073278)
- Idaho
- Bonneville County
- Red Ridge Phosphate Deposit (Bear Creek Lease Block; Unnamed Location)
- Shale & Road Ballast Quarry (MRDS - 10265823)
- Snake River Area Bentonite Occurrence (Snake River Area)
- Swan Valley Phosphate Prospect
- Unnamed Phosphate Deposit (Bear Creek Lease Block; Phosphate Deposit; MRDS - 10168647)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Bear Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10120184)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Bear Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10143068)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10119850)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10120254)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10143947)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10168173)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10168272)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10192507)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10192566)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10207734)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10216616)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10240731)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10240899)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10241397)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10290134)
- Unnamed Phosphorus-Phosphates Prospect (Unnamed Location; Fall Creek Lease Block; MRDS - 10207866)
- Unnamed Pumice Location (MRDS - 10192737)
- Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10144146)
- Uranium Sample Localities 17 and 18 Occurrence
- Uranium Sample Locality 16 Occurrence
- Uranium Sample Locality 2 Occurrence
- Uranium Sample Locality 3 Occurrence
- Uranium Sample Locality 6 Occurrence
- Uranium Sample Locality 7 Occurrence
- Uranium Sample Locality 8 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Localities 19 and 20 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Localities 25 and 26 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Localities 27 and 28 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Localities 33 and 34 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 21 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 22 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 23 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 24 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 29 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 30 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 31 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 32 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 35 Occurrence
- Uranium Sampling Locality 36 Occurrence
- Bonneville County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Idaho-Wyoming Thrust Belt–Greater Green River BasinBasin
- Middle Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
- Snake River PlainMagmatic Province
- Wyoming DomainDomain
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- Snake River DownwarpBasin
- Western Phosphate fieldMineral Province
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