Grand View Placer, Rough Mountain Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grand View Placer | Placer |
| Rough Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Owyhee County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 59' 4'' North , 116° 4' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grand View | 443 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Mountain Home | 13,730 (2017) | 35.2km |
| Melba | 531 (2017) | 57.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
137727
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137727:2
GUID (UUID V4):
73ef6dda-2234-495d-84a2-20bce025494f
REF:Deposit:: SORENSON, ROYAL, 1937, MINERALS FROM CERTAIN PLACER DEPOSITS IN IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, B.S. THESIS, P. 18-19.
Deposit:: ROSS, C.P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURC
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Iron, PGE - Platinum, REE, Abrasive - Garnet, Titanium - Metal, Zirconium
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock Unit: Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Host Rock: Alluvium
Tectonic Structure: Snake River Plains
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Martite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Hematite var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10089543 |
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