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Purple Spar claims, Little Fall Creek, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types
Purple Spar claimsGroup of Claims
Little Fall CreekCreek
Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District)Mining District
Custer CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Fluorite

Purple Spar claims, Little Fall Creek, Alta Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
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Fluorite

Purple Spar claims, Little Fall Creek, Alta Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
09614790017272073901844.jpg
Fluorite

Purple Spar claims, Little Fall Creek, Alta Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 52' 56'' North , 114° 15' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.88237,-114.26202
GeoHash:
G#: 9ry9xuscq
GRN:
N30W60
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sun Valley1,422 (2017)21.8km
Ketchum2,728 (2017)23.8km
Hailey8,134 (2017)40.5km
Bellevue2,300 (2017)46.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
45494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45494:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Little Fall Creek

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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