The Unnamed Beryllium Claims is a beryllium mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,900 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 42.64278, -122.68611
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Unnamed Beryllium Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Beryllium Claims
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Lull, James Rhino, Grants Pass
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: "DISSEMINATED"
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Development Of Bentonitic Clay Minerals, Silica (Chalcedony And Quartz Crystals) Deposition In Cavities
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HOWEVER, SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF SAMPLES SHOWED ONLY TRACES OF BE WELL WITHIN EXPECTED VALUES OF VOLCANIC ROCKS SUCH AS ARE FOUND IN AREA
Analytical Data: TUFF REPORTED TO CONTAIN 5-12% BE OXIDE
Materials
Ore: Phenacite
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Chalcedony
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INADEQUATE DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCES IN REFERENCE AND INDICATION THAT PROPERTY CONTAINS LITTLE BE AND IS NOT LIKELY TO BE ECONOMIC. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS ON BIG BUTTE CREEK ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH OF MCLEOD WITHIN AREA OF BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES. 81 CLAIMS WERE REPORTEDLY STAKED
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW TRENCHES, QUARRY, ASSESSMENT WORK TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): NO GRANITIC OR PEGMATITIC ROCKS ARE PRESENT IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1943, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. II, SEC. 2 - JACKSON COUNTY, P. 198-199
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