Mine detail: Glass Ridge Mine

Previously called 'Cascade'

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Location: Lake County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.52207, -119.93857
dep_id: 10040287
mrds_id: M054993
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: POCKETS
alteration: Host Rocks Are Opalized
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Brecciated Zones In Opalite
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.)
arock_type: Tuff,Felsic Volcanic Rock
References:
  • Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 174
  • Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1968, GLASS BUTTES MERCURY: ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORT
  • Deposit:: ROSS, C. P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: USGS BULL. 931-B, P. 33-35
  • Production:: COMPANY RECORDS VIA BROOKS, H. C., ODGMI
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