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Mount Reuben (North Star; Gary Johnson), Mount Reuben Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USAi
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Mount Reuben (North Star; Gary Johnson)Mountain
Mount Reuben Mining DistrictMining District
Josephine CountyCounty
OregonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 43' 20'' North , 123° 35' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.72222,-123.59389
GeoHash:
G#: 9r85593dv
GRN:
N29W66
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Glendale881 (2017)14.0km
Merlin1,615 (2011)26.9km
Riddle1,191 (2017)31.6km
Canyonville1,911 (2017)34.2km
Tri-City3,931 (2011)37.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
150452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150452:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
Deposit:: PLATE 2, NO. 5.
Deposit:: YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULLETIN 34, 1947, P. 23.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Silver; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Josephine Peridotite
Structure: Hanging Wall Of Shear Zone
Host Rock: Greenstone

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

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SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S

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