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Highland Mary group (Headlight Group; Edna; Bonnie Doone), Snake River Mining District, Wallowa County, Oregon, USAi
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Highland Mary group (Headlight Group; Edna; Bonnie Doone)- not defined -
Snake River Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 47' 40'' North , 116° 45' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.79463,-116.76135
GeoHash:
G#: c2hux08vp
GRN:
N31W59
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cottonwood921 (2017)42.5km
Ferdinand161 (2017)49.1km
Winchester339 (2017)50.6km
Riggins418 (2017)54.0km
Craigmont493 (2017)54.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
68379
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68379:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Libbey, F.W. (1943), Some Mineral Deposits in the Area Surrounding the Junction of the Snake and Imnaha Rivers in Oregon, Oregon Dept. of Geol. & Min. Industries Short Paper No. 11: 8-9.

A group of claims located in sec. 25, T.4., R.48E. & sec. 7, T.3N., R.49E., Willamette meridian.

Mineralization is tabular fissure fillings in diorite.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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