Big Muddy Cinnabar Occurrence (Crosby Mercury; Yates; Degner), Horse Heaven Mining District, Jefferson County, Oregon, USAi
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Big Muddy Cinnabar Occurrence (Crosby Mercury; Yates; Degner) | Occurrence |
Horse Heaven Mining District | Mining District |
Jefferson County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 43' 44'' North , 120° 32' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mitchell | 121 (2017) | 35.1km |
Fossil | 449 (2017) | 39.0km |
Prineville | 9,530 (2017) | 53.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
147562
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147562:6
GUID (UUID V4):
62c230fb-73df-45bb-b8cf-a26a3392f110
REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 326
Deposit:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DE
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Clarno Formation, Rhododendron
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10041036 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Clarno BasinBasin
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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