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Diamond Creek Proposed Mine, Soda Springs Area, Caribou County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Diamond Creek Proposed Mine | Mine |
| Soda Springs Area | Area |
| Caribou County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 46' 12'' North , 111° 13' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, REE, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit: Wells Formation
Structure: Smaller Faults And Folds, Up - Thrown Block Of Upper Valley Fault, Snowdrift Anticline
Host Rock: Shale
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
The veins are hosted by Proterozoic quartzite and siltite and by Mesoproterozoic granite. The Diamond Creek veins are mineral fillings in fractured and sheared bedrock; the veins are as much as 7.6 m (25 ft) thick in the metasedimentary rocks (quartzite and siltite) but rarely more than 0.6 m (2 ft) thick in the granite (Staatz and others, 1979). These veins contain considerable amounts of hydrous iron oxide minerals, accompanied by disseminated thorium−rare earth elements−bearing minerals. The vein deposits with copious amounts of yellow-to-brown iron oxides (limonite and goethite) appear to contain the highest thorium (Th) and rare earth elements (REE) concentrations.
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7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Bastnäsite' Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F References: |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 References: |
| ⓘ Brockite Formula: (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) References: |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Brockite | 8.CJ.45 | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Bastnäsite' | - | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Ce | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| Nd | Neodymium | |
| Nd | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078034 |
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