Boulder Creek Graphite Occurrence, Ferry Co., Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Boulder Creek Graphite Occurrence | Outcrop |
Ferry Co. | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 49' 28'' North , 118° 12' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Orient | 115 (2011) | 4.6km |
Marcus | 184 (2017) | 20.4km |
Kettle Falls | 1,597 (2017) | 26.0km |
Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 28.8km |
Curlew | 118 (2011) | 29.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Club | Location | Distance |
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Selkirk Rock & Mineral Club | Trail, British Columbia | 47km |
Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 47km |
On the north side of Boulder Creek graphite is reported to occur as flakes making up as much as 10% of marble.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Reference: Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part I, Nonmetalic Minerals, Vol. 1; Marshall T. Huntting, 1956 |
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Minerals of Washington, Bart Cannon, 1975 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Minerals of Washington, Bart Cannon, 1975 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Huntting, M. (1960) Inventory of Washington Minerals: Part I Nonmetallic Minerals. State of Washington Department of Conservation and Development Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, 184 pages.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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