Ruby Beach, Jefferson County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Ruby Beach | Beach |
Jefferson County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 42' 39'' North , 124° 24' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Queets | 174 (2011) | 20.0km |
Forks | 3,747 (2017) | 26.7km |
Taholah | 840 (2011) | 41.4km |
Moclips | 207 (2011) | 54.9km |
Humptulips | 255 (2011) | 63.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
16237
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16237:6
GUID (UUID V4):
7f08c023-1202-4ecf-998c-09353c21341a
Along Ruby Beach very fine grained gold occurs in beach sand. A gold recovery plant was built in 1916 but never ran. Agates and jasper are also found in the area.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
ⓘ 'Jasper' References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Jasper' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Cascadia DomainDomain
- Western Washington–Oregon BasinsBasin
Pacific OceanOcean
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Ruby Beach, Jefferson County, Washington, USA