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West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USAi
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West LinnCity
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Kamacite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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IIIAB iron meteorite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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Kamacite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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IIIAB iron meteorite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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Kamacite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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IIIAB iron meteorite

Willamette meteorite, West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
West Linn26,593 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
285682
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285682:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A city and suburb of Portland.

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Hibbingite
Formula: Fe2+2(OH)3Cl
Description: Corrosion product
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHibbingite3.DA.10aFe2+2(OH)3Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
OOxygen
Oⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Linn,_Oregon
Wikidata ID:Q932097
GeoNames ID:5760009

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