Waldo Copper Mine, Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USAi
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Waldo Copper Mine | Mine |
Takilma Mining District | Mining District |
Josephine County | County |
Oregon | State |
USA | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
68384
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68384:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d9cb8cf6-d827-47a6-8cb8-145f21876f36
Ref.: Koski, R.A. R.E. Derkey (1981), Massive sulfide deposits in oceanic-crust and island-arc terranes of southwestern Oregon, Oregon Geol.: 43(9): 119-125; Oregon Metal Mines Handbook (1952), Oregon Dept. of Geol. & Min. Industries Bull. No. 14-C, Vol. 2, sec. 1 - Josephine Co., 2nd. edition: 213-216.
A Cu mine located in the SW¼ sec. 36, T.40S., R.8W., Willamette meridian.
Mineralization is a massive sulfide deposit in diabase.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
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