Red Cloud Mine (Mother Lode), Upper Cow Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Red Cloud Mine (Mother Lode) | Mine |
Upper Cow Creek | Creek |
Douglas County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 46' 43'' North , 122° 56' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Trail | 702 (2011) | 18.1km |
Shady Cove | 2,904 (2011) | 21.6km |
Days Creek | 272 (2011) | 28.4km |
Wimer | 678 (2011) | 31.5km |
Canyonville | 1,911 (2017) | 32.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
151196
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:151196:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8e8a3539-8fbc-4c72-b141-183d9bb7aeb6
REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON, OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P. 57
Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 322.
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1940, V. 1,
Deposit:: P. 126-127.
Deposit:: FREDERICK
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Applegate Group, Panoche Formation
Structure: Faults, Shear Zones
Host Rock: Amphibolite, Hornblendite, Schist
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103832 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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