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Nellie B Occurrence (Crimson Rose; White Pick; Blue Boy; Glob), Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USAi
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Nellie B Occurrence (Crimson Rose; White Pick; Blue Boy; Glob)Occurrence
Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District)Mining District
Harney CountyCounty
OregonState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 17' 56'' North , 118° 41' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.29889,-118.69250
GeoHash:
G#: 9re8eh6bb
GRN:
N29W63
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
150561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150561:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.P. 200-201
Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 995-B, 1953, P. 19-77.
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26 P. 329.
Deposit:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Structure: Shear Zone
Host Rock: Andesite

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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