Susanville - Placers (Middle Fork; Deep Creek; Buck Gulch; Elk Creek; Timms Gold Dredging Company), Susanville Mining District (Comer Mining District), Grant County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 42' 33'' North , 118° 47' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Long Creek | 192 (2017) | 24.3km |
| Prairie City | 880 (2017) | 28.2km |
| John Day | 1,680 (2017) | 34.9km |
| Canyon City | 672 (2017) | 37.5km |
| Mount Vernon | 506 (2017) | 41.0km |
REF:Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON: USBM IC 8252
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 106.
Deposit:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Mercury
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040217 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Clarno–John Day BasinBasin
- Columbia Basin and RangeWide Rift
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