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Pony Shoe Group, Althouse Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USAi
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Althouse Creek Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 0' 12'' North , 123° 30' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.00360,-123.50290
GeoHash:
G#: 9r2nvwebt
GRN:
N29W66
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Takilma378 (2011)11.0km
O'Brien504 (2011)18.0km
Cave Junction1,932 (2017)21.4km
Kerby595 (2011)24.5km
Happy Camp1,190 (2015)25.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
66797
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:66797:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located in the SW¼ NW¼. Section 14, and SE¼ NE¼, Section 15, Township 41 South, Range 7 West, Willamette Meridian.

Quartz veins in sheared meta-volcanics and serpentine.

Ref: Oregon Metal Mines Handbook, 1952, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Bulletin No. 14-C, Vol. 2, Section 1 - Josephine Co., 2nd Edition, page 212.

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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