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Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USAi
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Area around the Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee Co., ID

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Excavated Pit at the Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee Co., ID

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Carbonate-rich Apatite

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Area around the Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee Co., ID

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Excavated Pit at the Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee Co., ID

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Carbonate-rich Apatite

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Area around the Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee Co., ID

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Excavated Pit at the Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee Co., ID

Bruneau Woodpile, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 45' 47'' North , 115° 53' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.76306,-115.89139
GRN:
N29W62
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Grand View443 (2017)30.1km
Mountain Home13,730 (2017)44.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
309459
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:309459:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Fossil wood, pinecones, fish, and shelf mushrooms.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F

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References

Viney, Mike, Mustoe, George, Dillhoff, Thomas, Link, Paul (2017) The Bruneau Woodpile: A Miocene Phosphatized Fossil Wood Locality in Southwestern Idaho, USA. Geosciences, 7 (3) 82 doi:10.3390/geosciences7030082
Mike Viney (2019) The Bruneau Woodpile: An Unusual North American Fossil Wood Locality in Bruneau, Idaho. rocks & Minerals 94:176-183
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