Abestos Occurrence (Section 30 Asbestos), Lower Burnt River Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Abestos Occurrence (Section 30 Asbestos) | Occurrence |
| Lower Burnt River Mining District | Mining District |
| Baker County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 40' 7'' North , 117° 44' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Baker City | 9,752 (2017) | 13.9km |
| Haines | 418 (2017) | 31.2km |
| Sumpter | 203 (2017) | 37.4km |
| North Powder | 436 (2017) | 42.4km |
| Huntington | 437 (2017) | 51.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
147244
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147244:1
GUID (UUID V4):
86d4eb4c-89df-4e16-a747-c2190d24bfce
GILLULY, J., 1937 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE, OREGON: USGS BULL. 879 , P. 110
Commodities (Major) - Asbestos
Development Status: Occurrence
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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10032680 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Clarno–John Day BasinBasin
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