Bear Claims (Mercury Queen), Marks Creek area, Wheeler County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bear Claims (Mercury Queen) | Group of Claims |
Marks Creek area | Creek |
Wheeler County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 28' 49'' North , 120° 21' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mitchell | 121 (2017) | 19.1km |
Prineville | 9,530 (2017) | 42.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Prineville Rockhound Pow-Wow Assoc. | Prineville, Oregon | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
147485
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147485:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d1ad9b39-8693-44c8-b231-d5cb70713d09
REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P152.
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 325.
Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 846-A, 1933, P. 121-123.
Deposit:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATIO
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Andesite
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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 Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
β 'Limonite' |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10041044 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Clarno BasinBasin
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