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Belle of Baker Mine, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USAi
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Belle of Baker MineMine
Bourne (Cracker City)- not defined -
Baker CountyCounty
OregonState
USACountry
Belle of Baker Mine, Bourne (Cracker City), Cracker Creek Mining District, Oregon, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 49' 14'' North , 118° 15' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.82080,-118.26060
GeoHash:
G#: 9rgyuzmk0
GRN:
N30W62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sumpter203 (2017)9.5km
Haines418 (2017)27.3km
Baker City9,752 (2017)34.0km
North Powder436 (2017)35.4km
Union2,120 (2017)53.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
53510
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53510:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Au mine on the North Pole-Columbia lode located on the divide between McCully Fork and Silver Creek, a few hundred feet west of the Mammoth Mine. It is credited with an estimated output of $400,000 (period values) by 1931.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Roscoelite
Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRoscoelite9.EC.15KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
Vⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

Brooks, Howard C., Len Ramp (1968), Gold and Silver in Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Bulletin 61.
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