Sunset Creek Placer, Clallam Co., Washington, USAi
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Sunset Creek Placer | Placer |
Clallam Co. | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 59' 20'' North , 124° 40' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Forks | 3,747 (2017) | 21.7km |
Neah Bay | 865 (2011) | 42.3km |
Clallam Bay | 363 (2011) | 42.5km |
Queets | 174 (2011) | 56.0km |
An Au-Pt placer located about 6 miles N of the mouth of the Quillayute River, near the mouth of Sunset Creek. It produced prior to 1917 and is located in uplifted beach terraces.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis |
ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt Reference: Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Pt | Platinum | |
Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Huntting, M.T. (1956) Inventory of Washington Minerals-Part II, Metallic minerals. Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, Vol, 1, 428 pages.
Lasmanis, R., Derkey, R,. Joseph, N., (1990) Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 90-18, 587 pages.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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