Frog Pond Mine (Morning Star Group), Althouse Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USAi
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Frog Pond Mine (Morning Star Group) | Mine |
Althouse Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Josephine County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 0' 8'' North , 123° 30' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Takilma | 378 (2011) | 10.4km |
O'Brien | 504 (2011) | 17.3km |
Cave Junction | 1,932 (2017) | 21.1km |
Kerby | 595 (2011) | 24.3km |
Happy Camp | 1,190 (2015) | 25.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
66663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:66663:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a26bb6f2-1ce5-4666-a6a8-4ce4c2f85714
Located in Sections 10 and 15, Township 41 South, Range 7 West, Willamette Meridian.
Ore occurs as replacement bodies.
Ref: Oregon Metal Mines Handbook, 1952, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Bulletin No. 14-C, Vol. 2, Section 1 - Josephine Co., 2nd Edition, page 199.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
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 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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