Riverside

Gemstone occurrence · Josephine County, Oregon

OccurrenceGemstoneUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · GEMSTONESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for gemstone. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Coordinates42.31149, -123.76283

Commodities

PrimaryGemstone

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10053393
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Riverside Claim0.0 miGemstoneOccurrence
Black Rose0.3 miChromiumOccurrence
Black Rose0.3 miChromiumUnknown
Chrome Prospect0.4 miChromiumOccurrence
Chrome Prospect0.4 miChromiumOccurrence
Knappe Gulch Chrome0.4 miChromiumProspect
Knappe Gulch0.4 miChromiumOccurrence
February Claim0.4 miChromiumOccurrence
February Claim0.4 miChromiumProspect
Knappe Point0.5 miCopperOccurrence
Rose Claim0.6 miChromiumOccurrence
Rose Claim0.6 miChromiumProspect

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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