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Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USAi
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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Oregon Sunstone

Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Lake County, Oregon, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 42' 47'' North , 119° 52' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.71322,-119.86906
GRN:
N29W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
30710
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30710:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Dust Devil mine is an unpatented lode mining claim located on a deposit of calcium-rich plagioclase phenocrysts which is hosted in basalt flows. The mine produces gem quality plagioclase, some of which contains inclusions of copper parallel to the principal cleavage-plane, which causes an optical effect called schiller, often referred to as Oregon Sunstone.

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Mineral List


4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Anorthite var. Oregon Sunstone
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Clinoenstatite
Formula: MgSiO3
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Protoenstatite (TL)
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Type Locality:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘProtoenstatite (TL)9.DA.Mg2Si2O6
ⓘClinoenstatite9.DA.10MgSiO3
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘvar. Oregon Sunstone9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Oregon SunstoneCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ ProtoenstatiteMg2Si2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Mgⓘ ProtoenstatiteMg2Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Oregon SunstoneCa(Al2Si2O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Oregon SunstoneCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ ProtoenstatiteMg2Si2O6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Oregon SunstoneCa(Al2Si2O8)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

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Link to Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières:10225299

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References

Johnston, Christopher L., Mickey E. Gunter, and Charles R. Knowles (1991) Sunstone Labradorite from the Ponderosa Mine, Oregon. Gems and Gemology: Winter: 220-233.
www.dustdevilmining.com (n.d.) http://www.dustdevilmining.com/AboutSunstone.asp
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone#Oregon_sunstone
Xu, Huifang, Hill, Tina R., Konishi, Hiromi, Farfan, Gabriela (2017) Protoenstatite: A new mineral in Oregon sunstones with “watermelon” colors. American Mineralogist, 102 (10) 2146-2149 doi:10.2138/am-2017-6186
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