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Cape Blanco Mine, Cape Blanco, Curry County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 49' 24'' North , 124° 32' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.82361,-124.53889
GRN:
N29W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Port Orford1,146 (2017)9.3km
Langlois177 (2011)13.2km
Bandon3,115 (2017)34.5km
Nesika Beach463 (2011)36.7km
Powers670 (2017)38.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
4062
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4062:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - PGE - Platinum, PGE - Osmium
Development Status: Past Producer

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian Chromite
Formula: Fe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
ⓘ Cuproiridsite ?
Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘCuproiridsite ?2.DA.05(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘChromite
var. Ferrian Chromite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian ChromiteFe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian ChromiteFe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Chromite var. Ferrian ChromiteFe2+(Cr,Fe3+)2O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
IrIridium
Irⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4

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GeoNames ID:5717892

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References

U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 945-E, 1944, P. 147.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 93, 1977, P. 29.
Stockman, Harlan W., Hlava, Paul F. (1984) Platinum-group minerals in alpine chromitites from southwestern Oregon. Economic Geology, 79 (3) 491-508 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.79.3.491
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