Botz Occurrence, Bear Creek Mining District, Crook County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Botz Occurrence | Occurrence |
Bear Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Crook County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 59' 34'' North , 120° 43' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Prineville | 9,530 (2017) | 35.4km |
Redmond | 28,654 (2017) | 47.8km |
Terrebonne | 1,257 (2011) | 54.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Prineville Rockhound Pow-Wow Assoc. | Prineville, Oregon | 35km |
Central Oregon Rock Collectors | Redmond, Oregon | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
147722
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147722:4
GUID (UUID V4):
cc2580ce-69f9-430f-9822-cbfd95914d4a
REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P. 159
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Andesite Flows, Lithic Tuffs; Clarno Formation, Clarno Formation
Structure: Fault Zone
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:
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10095496 |
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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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