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Cowboy Mine (East Cowboy), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 1' 9'' North , 123° 36' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.01918,-123.60748
GeoHash:
G#: 9r2p51rg3
GRN:
N29W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Takilma378 (2011)3.7km
O'Brien504 (2011)9.5km
Cave Junction1,932 (2017)16.3km
Kerby595 (2011)19.8km
Selma695 (2011)28.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
66522
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:66522:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located in the NE¼, Section 11, Township 44 South, Range 8 West, Willamette Meridian.

Aggregates of massive sulfide "boulders" in sheared serpentinite.

Ref: Koski, Randolph A., and Derkey, Robert E., 1981, Massive sulfide deposits in oceanic-crust and island-arc terranes of southwestern Oregon: Oregon Geology, v. 43, no. 9, pages 119-125.

Oregon Metal Mines Handbook, 1952, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Bulletin No. 14-C, Vol. 2, Section 1 - Josephine Co., 2nd Edition, pages 186-190.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS

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