Briggs Creek Mining District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USAi
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Briggs Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Josephine Co. | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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42° North , 123° West (est.)
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~49km
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ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 Reference: Oregon Metal Mines Handbook, 1952, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Bulletin No. 14-C, Vol. 2, Section 1 - Josephine Co., 2nd Edition, page 129. |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Localities: Elkhorn Creek Manganese, Briggs Creek Mining District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USA Last Chance Occurrence, Briggs Creek Mining District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USA Lightning Ridge Occurrence, Briggs Creek Mining District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USA Swede Basin Prospect (Quicksilver Swede Basin), Briggs Creek Mining District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USA |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: Mn2+SiO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | Mn2+SiO3 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.8.14.1 | HgS |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 7.2.3.3 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Andradite | 51.4.3b.1 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=5 | |||
ⓘ | Rhodonite | 65.4.1.1 | Mn2+SiO3 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Rhodonite | Mn2+SiO3 |
O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | Mn2+SiO3 |
Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | Mn2+SiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Localities in this Region
- Oregon
- Josephine Co.
- Briggs Creek Mining District
- Elkhorn Creek Chrome Deposits (Briggs Creek Chrome; Rose City Chrome; Nigger Chrome; Elkhorn Creek Crome; Kerby No. 22)
- Elkhorn Creek Manganese
- Elkhorn Placer Mine
- Gold Bond Placer (Red Dog Gold Placer)
- Horse Mountain Chromite
- Last Chance Occurrence
- Lightning Ridge Occurrence
- Swede Basin Prospect (Quicksilver Swede Basin)
- Young Placers
- Briggs Creek Mining District
- Josephine Co.
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