Golden Glow Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Golden Glow Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Canyon City Mining District | Mining District |
| Grant County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 21' 1'' North , 118° 50' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon City | 672 (2017) | 9.8km |
| John Day | 1,680 (2017) | 11.6km |
| Prairie City | 880 (2017) | 16.3km |
| Mount Vernon | 506 (2017) | 23.0km |
| Seneca | 193 (2017) | 26.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
149224
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:149224:1
GUID (UUID V4):
2819bd8e-2041-4e9e-a02c-c0ce7c807347
REF:THAYER, T.P., CASE, J.E., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 11
Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, 1940, P. 108.
Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 1498, 1981, TABLE 5, NO. 4, P. 64
Commodities (Major) - Chromium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Peridotite
Tectonic Structure: Ophiolite
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10036659 |
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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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