Mine detail: Roy No. 5

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Location: Lewis County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.54981, -122.23703
dep_id: 10040198
mrds_id: M054887
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: DISSEMINATED
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Brecciation. Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 265.
  • Deposit:: MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 32-34.
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
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