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Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USAi
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Chalcedony, etc.

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Holley, Linn County, Oregon, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 22' 11'' North , 122° 45' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.36981,-122.75585
GRN:
N30W64
Type:
Occurrence - last checked 2018
Age:
23.03 to 5.332 Ma
Geologic Time:
Miocene
Reference for age:
Gregory, I. (1968) The fossil woods near Holley in the Sweet Home Petrified Forest, Linn County, Oregon. The Ore Binn: 40(3): 57-76.
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Holley378 (2011)2.8km
Sweet Home9,270 (2017)3.5km
Crawfordsville332 (2011)8.2km
Waterloo235 (2017)14.9km
Sodaville308 (2011)15.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Springfield Thunderegg Rock ClubSpringfield, Oregon42km
Mindat Locality ID:
306430
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306430:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit of Tertiary petrified wood 5 km / 3 miles east north east of Holley.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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References

Gregory, I. (1968) The fossil woods near Holley in the Sweet Home Petrified Forest, Linn County, Oregon. The Ore Binn, State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: 30(4): 57-76.
(1968)
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