Rock Flat Placer
The Rock Flat Placer is a small placer deposit in central Idaho which is part of the Meadows Mining District.[1] It is known to produce gold, corundum, garnet, zircon, monazite, chromite, ilmenite, magnetite, platinum, topaz, and spinel.[2][3] Additionally, it is known to produce the occasional diamond, but the last one found was in the 1920s.[4]
- Meadows Mining District
- Rock Flat Mine
- Little Goose Creek Canyon
Location | |
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Rock Flat Placer | |
Location | McCall |
County | Adams County, Idaho |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 44°57′22″N 116°10′15″W |
Production | |
Products | Gold, Corundum |
References
- "Rock Flat Placer, Meadows District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA". Mindat.org. Mindat. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- "Rock Flat Placer, Meadows District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA". Mindat.org. Mindat. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- "Rock Flat Placer". USGS.gov. USGS. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- Ream, Lanny R. (1989). Idaho Minerals (1 ed.). Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: L.R. Publishing. pp. 163–164. ISBN 0-928693-03-1.
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