Sawtooth Wilderness Area (Sawtooth Primitive Area), Boise County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sawtooth Wilderness Area (Sawtooth Primitive Area) | Area |
| Boise County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 115° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~62km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
A designated wilderness reserve, the 217,000-acre Sawtooth Primitive Area was designated as the Sawtooth Wilderness Area. It includes the Sawtooth Mountains.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Colour: white Reference: Ted Johnson Collection |
| ✪ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Habit: prismatic Colour: white to tan Description: Euhedral crystals in miarolitic cavities. Reference: Ted Johnson Collection |
| ✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: prismatic Colour: light grey-brown to black Description: Euhedral crystals in miarolitic cavities. Reference: Ted Johnson Collection |
| ✪ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: prismatic Colour: light grey-brown to black Description: Euhedral crystals in miarolitic cavities. Reference: Ted Johnson Collection |
| ✪ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Colour: colorless Description: Euhedral crystals in miarolitic cavities. Reference: Ted Johnson Collection |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
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Sawtooth Wilderness Area, Boise County, Idaho, USA