Myrtle Mine, Susanville Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Myrtle Mine | Mine |
Susanville Mining District (Comer Mining District) | Mining District |
Grant County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 43' 42'' North , 118° 43' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Prairie City | 880 (2017) | 29.5km |
Long Creek | 192 (2017) | 30.0km |
John Day | 1,680 (2017) | 39.1km |
Canyon City | 672 (2017) | 41.7km |
Mount Vernon | 506 (2017) | 46.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
150541
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150541:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ad056f7f-4344-41b1-aa06-7fec0ed2db81
REF:Deposit:: WESTMAN, B.J., 1946, REPORT ON THE MYRTLE MINE; PRIVATE ENGINEERING REPORT
Deposit:: WESTMAN, B.J., 1946, REPORT ON THE MYRTLE MINE: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES.
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Gold, Silver
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Limestone
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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 | |
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H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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 Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10033410 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- ClarnoβJohn Day BasinBasin
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