Biggs, Sherman County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Biggs | - not defined - |
Sherman County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 40' 5'' North , 120° 50' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Rufus | 238 (2017) | 8.4km |
Wishram | 342 (2011) | 10.1km |
Centerville | 112 (2011) | 10.8km |
Wasco | 389 (2017) | 13.7km |
Goldendale | 3,435 (2017) | 17.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
27363
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27363:6
GUID (UUID V4):
54ba610e-6de0-4913-b1fd-965fb3503300
Miocene basalt flows exposed along the Columbia river. Nodules of "Biggs jasper" occur in layers of lake-bottom sediments between basalt flows.
Prismatic weddellite crystals, as well as whewellite (as pseudomorphs after weddellite crystals or possibly as small euhdral crystals), occur in cavities in nodules of the "Biggs jasper" dredged out of the Columbia river, or in outcrops.
"Fish scales and bones were found in several of the jasper nodules. These and other organic material in the sediments probably provided the calcium and the oxalic acid necessary for the formation of the weddellite." (Mandarino & Witt, 1983).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Jasper |
β Weddellite Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
β Whewellite Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
β | Weddellite | 10.AB.40 | Ca(C2O4) Β· (2.5-x)H2O |
β | Whewellite | 10.AB.45 | Ca(C2O4) Β· H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
H | β Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
C | β Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
O | β Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
Ca | β Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
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Biggs, Sherman County, Oregon, USA