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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Lewiston | 32,544 (2017) |
| Lewiston Orchards | 31,422 (2006) |
| Lapwai | 1,147 (2017) |
| Culdesac | 377 (2017) |
| Peck | 201 (2017) |
| Sweetwater | 143 (2011) |
Clubs in region:
Other Languages:
French:
Comté des Nez-Percés, Idaho, États-Unis
German:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Nez Perce, Idaho, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Не-Персе, Айдахо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
內茲珀斯縣, 爱达荷州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Nez Perce, Idaho, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة نيز بيرس, أيداهو, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Նեզ Պերս շրջան, Այդահո, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Nez Perce konderria, Idaho
Bavarian:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
নেজ পেরসে কাউন্টি, আইডাহো, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Нез Пърс, Айдахо, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Nez Perce County, Idaho
Dutch:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, Verenigde Staten
Hungarian:
Nez Perce megye, Idaho, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ネズパース郡, アイダホ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Nez Perce Gông, Idaho
Norwegian:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Nez Perce, Idaho, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Nez Perce, Idaho, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Nez Perce, Idaho, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Нез Перс, Ајдахо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA
Ukrainian:
Нез-Перс, Айдахо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
نیز پرس کاؤنٹی، ایڈاہو, ایڈاہو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Nez Perce, Idaho, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Nez Perce, Idaho, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
نیزپرس کاؤنٹی، اڈاہو, اڈاہو, امریکہ
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities15 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Locality: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA |
| ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Locality: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 Locality: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Locality: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Locality: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA |
| ⓘ Sillimanite var. Fibrolite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Locality: Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA |
| ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Fire Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | var. Fibrolite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite var. Fibrolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite var. Fibrolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite var. Fibrolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Fossils
There are 112 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 112 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 13.8 Ma (Miocene) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 212 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic) | |||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Localities in this Region
- Idaho
- Nez Perce County
- Barnes Pit
- Buchanan Quarry
- ⭔Captain John Creek Area
- ⭔Cave Gulch Mining District
- Chimney Creek Marble Quarry
- ⭔Clearwater Mining District
- Copper Springs Prospect
- ⭔Deer Creek Mining District
- Empress Nos.1 & 2 Prospects
- Evening Star Lode Prospect
- Evergreen Mine
- Fadio
- Gold Leaf Occurrence
- Gold Pan Prospect
- Gold Ring Prospect
- Golden Crown Group
- Kaufman Quarry
- Nez Perce County
- Idaho
- Nez Perce County
- Lewiston
- ⭔Lewiston Area
- Lime Point Limestone Deposit (Sunshine Claim; Sunflowwer Claim; Cactus Claim; The Limestone Company Group; Snake River Limestone Deposit; Highland Claim; Cable Claim)
- ⭔Madden Creek Area
- McGregor Pit
- Northwest Aggregates
- Peacock Copper Occurrence
- ⭔Peck Mining District
- Prospects No. 15
- Rosebud
- Sylvanite Gold-Copper Property
- ⭔Waha Area
- ⭔Wild Goose Rapids Area
- Wooster Claim (Wooster Placer Lime)
- Nez Perce County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Columbia Basin and RangeWide Rift
- Columbia River Plateau BasinsBasin
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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Deer Creek Mine, Deer Creek Mining District, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA