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Maury Mountains Mine (Eickemeyer), Maury Mountain Mining District, Maury Mountains, Crook County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Maury Mountains Mine (Eickemeyer) | Mine |
| Maury Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Maury Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Crook County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 6' 15'' North , 120° 25' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prineville | 9,530 (2017) | 38.9km |
| Mitchell | 121 (2017) | 55.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prineville Rockhound Pow-Wow Assoc. | Prineville, Oregon | 39km |
REF:Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Deposit:: BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 55, P.154-155
Deposit:: BROWN, R.E., WATERS, A.C., AND WALKER, G.W., 1945, THE QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MAURY MOUNTAINS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON,
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Tuff, Clay, Mud
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040419 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Clarno–John Day BasinBasin
- Clarno BasinBasin
- Columbia Basin and RangeWide Rift
- Hornbrook-Ochoco BasinBasin
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