Salt Creek Occurrence, Bear Creek Mining District, Crook County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salt Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Bear Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Crook County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 2' 15'' North , 120° 40' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prineville | 9,530 (2017) | 31.8km |
| Redmond | 28,654 (2017) | 47.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prineville Rockhound Pow-Wow Assoc. | Prineville, Oregon | 32km |
| Central Oregon Rock Collectors | Redmond, Oregon | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
151418
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:151418:9
GUID (UUID V4):
207744ac-b262-4a9d-8489-b6cb28079eb2
REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P. 160
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Andesites; Clarno Formation, Clarno Formation
Structure: Faults & Shear Zones
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10041053 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Clarno–John Day BasinBasin
- Clarno BasinBasin
- Hornbrook-Ochoco BasinBasin
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