Meek's Placer (Eckis), Beach Area, Curry County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Meek's Placer (Eckis) | Placer |
Beach Area | Area |
Curry County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 45' 39'' North , 124° 28' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Port Orford | 1,146 (2017) | 2.5km |
Langlois | 177 (2011) | 18.2km |
Nesika Beach | 463 (2011) | 28.7km |
Powers | 670 (2017) | 35.5km |
Gold Beach | 2,279 (2017) | 39.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
150307
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150307:7
GUID (UUID V4):
173d765d-09ea-4dee-a8cb-848aa9b2bf7f
REF:Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1940, V. 1,
Deposit:: P. 86.
Deposit:: RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 36, TABLE 7.
Deposit:: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY A
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - PGE - Platinum; (Trace) - PGE - Osmium, Chromium, PGE - Iridium
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock: Beach Sand
Tectonic Structure: Coast Ranges
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
ⓘ Osmium var. Iridosmine Formula: (Os,Ir) |
ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
ⓘ | var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Ru | Ruthenium | |
Ru | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Os | Osmium | |
Os | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Os | ⓘ Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
Ir | Iridium | |
Ir | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Ir | ⓘ Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
Pt | Platinum | |
Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10098354 |
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