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Pioneer Mine (Lane Mine; Bowman Black Sand), Beach Area, Coos Co., Oregon, USAi
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Pioneer Mine (Lane Mine; Bowman Black Sand)Mine
Beach AreaArea
Coos Co.County
OregonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 11' 42'' North , 124° 21' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bandon3,115 (2017)9.2km
Coquille3,858 (2017)14.4km
Barview1,844 (2011)18.2km
Bunker Hill1,444 (2011)22.0km
Coos Bay16,182 (2017)22.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
FarWest Lapidary & Gem SocietyNorth Bend, Oregon26km


REF:Deposit:: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1940, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 1 , P. 25-26.
Deposit:: THE ORE BIN, 1963, V. 25, NO. 6, P. 102-103.
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLET
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Chromium, PGE - Rhodium, PGE - Ruthenium, PGE - Platinum, PGE - Iridium
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock: Beach Sand
Tectonic Structure: Coast Ranges

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5 valid minerals.

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Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
RuRuthenium
Ru Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
OsOsmium
Os Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Ir Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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