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Tonata Creek, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
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Tonata CreekCreek
Ferry CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 54' 23'' North , 118° 43' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.90667,-118.72778
GeoHash:
G#: c2ew4r1jf
GRN:
N33W57
Type:
Creek
Kรถppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Curlew118 (2011)9.7km
Sion658 (2019)21.1km
Grand Forks4,208 (2008)25.5km
Republic1,072 (2017)28.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
17654
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17654:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Along Tonata Creek sillimanite occurs as thick needles in schist.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
โ“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Oโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Fโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mgโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Siโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

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References

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.
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