Sylvanite Mine (Last Chance), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Sylvanite Mine (Last Chance) | Mine |
Gold Hill Mining District | Mining District |
Jackson County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 27' 47'' North , 123° 1' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Gold Hill | 1,266 (2017) | 4.2km |
Foots Creek | 799 (2011) | 11.6km |
Rogue River | 2,227 (2017) | 12.6km |
Central Point | 17,995 (2017) | 13.0km |
Wimer | 678 (2011) | 13.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
63437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63437:8
GUID (UUID V4):
74a67778-1596-4dd5-af2b-8ad908033d9e
Located in Section 2, Township 36 South, Range 3 West, Willamette Meridian.
Quartz vein in meta-volcanics and meta-sediments.
Ref: Oregon Metal Mines Handbook, 1943, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Bulletin No. 14-C, Vol. 2, Section 2 - Jackson Co., page 110.
Wolfe, Harold D. and White, David J., 1951, Preliminary Report on Tungsten in Oregon, Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Short Paper No. 22, page 15.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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