Divelbiss No. 2, Sixes River Mining District, Curry County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Divelbiss No. 2 | - not defined - |
| Sixes River Mining District | Mining District |
| Curry County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 48' 27'' North , 124° 23' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Port Orford | 1,146 (2017) | 11.0km |
| Langlois | 177 (2011) | 13.8km |
| Powers | 670 (2017) | 27.3km |
| Nesika Beach | 463 (2011) | 33.5km |
| Bandon | 3,115 (2017) | 34.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
148567
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:148567:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ac6e0f76-fe30-437a-ae58-7ee1efdba8dc
REF:Deposit:: DILLER, J.S., 1902, TOPOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 196, P. 51.
Deposit:: BOGGS, SAM, JR., AND BALDWIN, E.M., 1970, DISTRIBUTION OF PLACER GOLD IN THE SIXES RIVER, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON - A PREL: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 1312-I, 1970
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - PGE - Platinum; (Trace) - Mercury, Chromium
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Development Status: Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock: Alluvium
Tectonic Structure: Coast Ranges
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| β Osmium var. Iridosmine Formula: (Os,Ir) |
| β Platinum Formula: Pt |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Osmium var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
| β | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) | |
| β | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Os | β Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ir | β Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | β Platinum | Pt |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109745 |
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