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Vaught - Columbite Mine (Elsie Mica Claim; Peck; Columbite), Garden Valley Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USAi
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Vaught - Columbite Mine (Elsie Mica Claim; Peck; Columbite)Mine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 0' 46'' North , 115° 55' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.01294,-115.92290
GRN:
N30W60
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Garden Valley394 (2011)8.9km
Crouch161 (2017)12.0km
Idaho City474 (2017)21.7km
Horseshoe Bend688 (2017)24.6km
Hidden Spring2,280 (2017)41.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Idaho Gem Club, Inc.Boise, Idaho50km
Southeast Idaho Gem and Mineral SocietyBoise, Idaho50km
Mindat Locality ID:
45382
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45382:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: 3 pegmatites, mica books 16 inches in diameter

Development: 25 claims

Rock formation(s): Granite Pegmatite;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite


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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘSamarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
YYttrium
Yⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

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References

Stoll, W. C., (1950), Mica and Beryl Pegmatites in Idaho and Montana: USGS Prof. Paper 229, 64 P.
Fryklund, V. C. Jr., (1951), a Reconnaissance of Some Idaho Feldspar Deposits: Ida. Bureau of Mines & Geol. Pamph 91, 30 P.
5) Hubbard, C.R., (1955) , a Survey of the Mineral Resources of Idaho: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Pamphlet 105 , 56 P.
Lesure, F. G., (1964), Mineral Resources - Mica and Associated Pegmatite Minerals, in Mineral and Water Resources of Idaho: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 123 - 133.
1955 Compile Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Pamphlet 105 {{ 4) (1964) Compile Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1
Minobras, (1975) , Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras, P. 16 - 17
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