Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Plush | Unincorporated Community |
| Lake County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 24' 42'' North , 119° 54' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
250027
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250027:3
GUID (UUID V4):
cd7e2163-2961-4a9c-a29d-210229add469
Plush is an unincorporated rural community in the Warner Valley of Lake County, Oregon, United States.
Plush is home to a large Oregon sunstone gemfield. Sunstone is the Oregon state gemstone. The sunstone found in Plush is different from other sunstones found elsewhere in the world because of the copper content found in the mineral.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) Localities: |
| ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] Localities: |
| ⓘ Anorthite var. Oregon Sunstone Localities: |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Clinoenstatite Formula: MgSiO3 |
| ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Iddingsite' Formula: MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Nontronite ? Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Localities: |
| ⓘ Protoenstatite (TL) Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ 'Sunstone' Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Protoenstatite (TL) | 9.DA. | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Clinoenstatite | 9.DA.10 | MgSiO3 |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Nontronite ? | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Anorthite var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | var. Oregon Sunstone | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Iddingsite' | - | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Sunstone' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Protoenstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Protoenstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoenstatite | MgSiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Protoenstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Localities in this Region
- Oregon
- Lake County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA