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⇱ Otter Point Beach Occurrence, Beach Area, Curry County, Oregon, USA

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Otter Point Beach Occurrence, Beach Area, Curry County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 27' 34'' North , 124° 25' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nesika Beach463 (2011)5.2km
Gold Beach2,279 (2017)5.8km
Port Orford1,146 (2017)32.4km
Brookings6,476 (2017)46.6km
Harbor2,391 (2011)46.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
150783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:150783:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


GRIGGS, A. B., 1944 , CHROMITE - BEARING SANDS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COAST OF OREGON: USGS BULL. 945 - E, P. 145
Commodities (Major) - Chromium
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Sand

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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