Handy Mine (Columbine Gypsum; Rock Creek), Mineral Mountain Area, Washington County, Idaho, USAi
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Handy Mine (Columbine Gypsum; Rock Creek) | Mine |
Mineral Mountain Area | Area |
Washington County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 28' 29'' North , 117° 12' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Huntington | 437 (2017) | 14.3km |
Weiser | 5,317 (2017) | 31.7km |
Annex | 235 (2011) | 31.9km |
Richland | 176 (2017) | 32.9km |
Midvale | 165 (2017) | 38.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
137854
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137854:5
GUID (UUID V4):
d170f586-0e57-422e-85d5-8b8b136d69a8
REF:Deposit:: WITHINGTON, C. F., 1964 , GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1 , P. 101 - 104 .
Deposit:: MC DIVITT, J. F., 1952, GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MIN, IBMG PAMPHLET 93, P.9, FIG 2
Commodities (Major) - Gypsum-Anhydrite
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Perm-Tri, Poison Creek Formation - Diatomaceous Earth
Host Rock: Limestone, Shale
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10070231 |
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