Morton Occurrence, Malheur Mining District (Mormon Basin Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USAi
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Morton Occurrence | Occurrence |
Malheur Mining District (Mormon Basin Mining District) | Mining District |
Malheur County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 25' 50'' North , 117° 36' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Huntington | 437 (2017) | 28.9km |
Baker City | 9,752 (2017) | 42.1km |
Richland | 176 (2017) | 51.5km |
Vale | 1,833 (2017) | 58.1km |
Haines | 418 (2017) | 59.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
150443
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150443:2
GUID (UUID V4):
669e3503-04a9-42ec-8b5a-dfa75c1c0a0d
REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.221
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 332.
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-A, 1939, P. 80.
Deposit:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATIO
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Mercury
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: Copper Creek Granodiorite
Host Rock: Quartz Diorite
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10092562 |
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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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