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Pullman area quarries, Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 43' 53'' North , 117° 10' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.73139,-117.17861
GeoHash:
G#: c2k9ve1nh
GRN:
N32W58
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pullman32,816 (2017)0.1km
Albion578 (2017)8.6km
Moscow25,060 (2017)13.6km
Colton445 (2017)18.6km
Palouse1,022 (2017)21.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Hells Canyon Gem Club, Inc.Lewiston, Idaho37km
Mindat Locality ID:
19303
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19303:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Miocene age Columbia River vesicular basalts. The basalt is exposed in quarries along an eight mile stretch of Idaho Highway 8 between Moscow, Idaho and Pullman, Washington, these are from west to east: The Whitlow quarry, near Pullman, an unamed non-working quarry, and the Northwest Paving Co. quarry (Carter 1974).

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Precious Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘvar. Sphärosiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Siderite var. SphärosideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Siderite var. SphärosideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Siderite var. SphärosideriteFeCO3

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References

Dake, H. C. (1956) Northwest Gem Trails - A Field Guide for the Gem Hunter, Mineral Collector and Tourist (2nd ed.) Gembooks.
Carter, Gary L. (1974) Varieties of Siderite Occurring in Vesicular Basalt Between Moscow, Idaho and Pullman, Washington. The Mineralogical Record, 5 (4) 157-159
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.
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