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Columbia County Bauxite Deposits
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Aluminum. Minerals mentioned: Magnetite. Approx. location 45.893, -122.872. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Was producing when the record was made.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status not recorded.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Limonite 4Gibbsite 1Bauxite 1Ilmenite 1Commodities
Aluminum 13Iron 13Titanium 3Metal 3Mineral Pigments 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Bauxite Deposit | — | Bauxite, Ilmenite | Occurrence | 45.938, -123.090 |
| Bauxite Columbia County | Aluminum, Iron | Gibbsite, Limonite | Occurrence | 45.889, -122.917 |
| Bauxite Scapoose - St Helens | Titanium, Metal, Aluminum, Iron | Limonite | Occurrence | 45.750, -122.835 |
| Scappoose Iron | Iron | Limonite | Occurrence | 45.775, -122.926 |
| Scappoose Iron | Iron, Mineral Pigments | Limonite | Producer | 45.796, -122.908 |
| Bauxite Kalama-Rainer | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | — | Occurrence | 46.072, -122.979 |
| Bunker Hill Iron Deposit | Iron | — | Occurrence | 45.866, -122.981 |
| Columbia County Bauxite Deposits | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 45.893, -122.872 |
| Ladysmith | Iron | — | Occurrence | 45.887, -123.011 |
| Trenholm | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.907, -122.959 |
| Kalama-Ranier Bauxite Occurrence | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 46.072, -122.979 |
| Colport Charcoal Iron | Iron | — | Occurrence | 45.774, -122.919 |
| Maple Hill Iron | Iron | — | Occurrence | 45.921, -122.861 |
| Spitzenberg | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.835, -122.947 |
| Ironcrest Iron | Iron | — | Occurrence | 45.785, -123.020 |
| Oester | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.815, -122.914 |
| Dowd School | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.859, -122.930 |
| Scappoose Iron | Iron | — | Occurrence | 45.796, -122.923 |
| Scappoose Coal Prospect | Iron | — | Unknown | 45.757, -122.923 |
| Happy Hollow | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.883, -122.905 |
| Columbia County Bauxite | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.889, -122.917 |
| Yankton and Alder Creek | Iron | — | Occurrence | 45.846, -122.908 |
| Marshall Farm | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.858, -122.856 |
| Scapoose-St. Helens Bauxite | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 45.750, -122.835 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 109 fossil collection records in Columbia County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Washington County · Multnomah County · Yamhill County · Tillamook County · Clatsop County
Oregon mineral guides
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- Garnet in Oregon
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- Agate in Oregon
- Magnetite in Oregon
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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