Mine detail: Mountain King

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Location: Jackson County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.56899, -122.99558
dep_id: 10040949
mrds_id: M055844
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar, Mercury
gangue: Calcite, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite
work_type: Underground
alteration: Silicification On Edges Of Pegmatites
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Cinnabar Deposition Along 2 Ne Trending Shear Zones 2 To 4 Feet Wide; One Strikes N25e, Dips 75e; The Other Strikes N45e And Dips 50 To 70 E
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Applegate Group;Applegate Group
hrock_type: Mica Schist,Amphibolite
arock_type: Hornblendite
yr_lst_prd: 1943
References:
  • Deposit:: BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
  • Deposit:: MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 322.
  • Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943: ODGMI BULL. 14-C V. 2, SEC. 2, P. 94
  • Deposit:: WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R., 1943, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MEADOWS DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
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