Ray Mine (Tip Top Mine; Ray Springs Mine), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ray Mine (Tip Top Mine; Ray Springs Mine) | Mine |
| Canyon City Mining District | Mining District |
| Grant County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 20' 23'' North , 118° 46' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie City | 880 (2017) | 14.5km |
| Canyon City | 672 (2017) | 15.4km |
| John Day | 1,680 (2017) | 16.9km |
| Seneca | 193 (2017) | 27.9km |
| Mount Vernon | 506 (2017) | 28.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
151177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:151177:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a7bdb30e-4f1b-46fd-8304-439cdba9ca6f
REF:Deposit:: ALLEN, J.E., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF OREGON (REVISED ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 9, P. 64.
Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 725-A, 1920, P. 42-43.
Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 1498, 1981, P. 49-51.
Deposit:: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTER
Commodities (Major) - Chromium; (Trace) - Nickel, PGE - Rhodium, PGE - Iridium, PGE - Palladium, PGE - Platinum, PGE - Ruthenium
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Host Rock Unit: Canyon Mountain Complex
Structure: Rocks Highly Jointed Trending E, Dip 48s
Host Rock: Dunite
Tectonic Structure: Ochoco-Blue Mountains
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1 valid mineral.
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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10033096 |
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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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