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Soda Springs Area, Caribou County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~51km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
276260
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:276260:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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22 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brockite
Formula: (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fernandinite
Formula: (Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
Description: As tiny rosettes of lustrous black crystals, associated with sincosite and selenium
Fluellite
Formula: Al2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hawleyite
Formula: CdS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
'K Feldspar'
'Limonite'
Minyulite
Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Native Selenium
Formula: Se
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Phosphovanadylite-Ca (TL)
Formula: Ca[V4+4P2O12(OH)4] · 12H2O
Type Locality:
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sincosite
Formula: Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
'Sincosite (triclinic polytype)'
Formula: Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Native Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Hawleyite2.CB.05aCdS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Fernandinite4.HE.20(Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Brockite8.CJ.45(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Sincosite8.CJ.65Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Fluellite8.DE.10Al2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Minyulite8.DH.05KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Phosphovanadylite-Ca (TL)8.DM.20Ca[V4+4P2O12(OH)4] · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'K Feldspar'-
'Sincosite (triclinic polytype)'-Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H Fernandinite(Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
H FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
H SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H Phosphovanadylite-CaCa[V44+P2O12(OH)4] · 12H2O
H Sincosite (triclinic polytype)Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
OOxygen
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O Fernandinite(Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
O FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O Phosphovanadylite-CaCa[V44+P2O12(OH)4] · 12H2O
O Sincosite (triclinic polytype)Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Al MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P Phosphovanadylite-CaCa[V44+P2O12(OH)4] · 12H2O
P Sincosite (triclinic polytype)Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HawleyiteCdS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Fernandinite(Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
K MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Ca Fernandinite(Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Ca Phosphovanadylite-CaCa[V44+P2O12(OH)4] · 12H2O
Ca Sincosite (triclinic polytype)Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
VVanadium
V Fernandinite(Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
V SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
V Phosphovanadylite-CaCa[V44+P2O12(OH)4] · 12H2O
V Sincosite (triclinic polytype)Ca(VO)2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe Fernandinite(Ca,K)(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 10H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SeSelenium
Se Native SeleniumSe
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
CdCadmium
Cd HawleyiteCdS
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ThThorium
Th Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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