Rainbow, Washougal Mining District, Skamania County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rainbow | - not defined - |
| Washougal Mining District | Mining District |
| Skamania County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 41' 46'' North , 122° 13' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fern Prairie | 1,884 (2011) | 15.6km |
| Washougal | 15,288 (2017) | 16.5km |
| Venersborg | 3,745 (2011) | 18.3km |
| Camas | 21,846 (2017) | 18.7km |
| North Bonneville | 971 (2017) | 20.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mt Hood Rock Club | Gresham, Oregon | 28km |
| Millennium Diggers Club | Portland, Oregon | 41km |
| Oregon Agate & Mineral Society, Inc. | Portland, Oregon | 41km |
| Columbia-Willamette Faceters' Guild | Portland/West Linn, Oregon | 48km |
| Clackamette Mineral and Gem Club | Oregon City, Oregon | 48km |
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Commodity: Presence of uranium very doubtful
Deposit: 3-10 in. Thick quartz vein in granodiorite with sparsely disseminated galena along its borders.a yellow phospatic mineral along cracks is also reported. Vein material on the shaft dumps consist of quartz, some of which is amethyst. Little mineralization was visible in 1977 (moen) location map available, moen (1977) ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Rock formation(s): Silver Star Pluton
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047857 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Cascade ArcVolcanic Arc
- Siletzia DomainDomain
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