Mine detail: Pinto Group

<< Back to the map

<< Back to browsing

Location: Lake County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.03318, -120.6394
dep_id: 10040281
mrds_id: M054986
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar
alteration: Host Rocks Are Opalized To Varying Degree Over A Large Area
ore_ctrl: Cinnabar Is Locally Disseminated In Opalite And Tuff And Coats Fractures. Assay Values Are Very Low.
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_type: Tuff
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Rocks Are Greatly Sheared
disc_yr: 1959
References:
  • BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P
© 2010-2018 Lee C. Baker unless noted. All rights reserved.