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Pack Rat Gorge, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pack Rat Gorge | Outcrop |
| Metaline Mining District | Mining District |
| Pend Oreille County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 46' 47'' North , 117° 4' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Metaline Falls | 241 (2017) | 23.9km |
| Metaline | 172 (2017) | 24.7km |
| Ione | 451 (2017) | 25.7km |
| Salmo | 1,125 (2008) | 48.8km |
| Fruitvale | 3,790 (2006) | 51.3km |
Northwest of Packrat Gorge barite is reported to occur in pink crystals up to 0.5" long with dickite in an altered carbonate rock
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: plates to .5" Colour: pink |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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