Location: | Jackson County, Oregon, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 42.45816, -122.6703 |
dep_id: | 10040950 |
mrds_id: | M055845 |
Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
Major mineral: | Mercury |
Minor mineral: | Clay |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
gangue: | Chalcedony, Kaolinite |
work_type: | Surface/Underground |
alteration: | Kaolinized Volcanics |
ore_ctrl: | Fault Zone Marked By Resistant Crags Of Kaolinized And Weakly Silicified Volcanic Rocks Cut By Chalcedony Veinlets |
Reporter: | Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J. |
hrock_unit: | Little Butte Volcanic Series |
hrock_type: | Andesite |
Structure: | Shear Zone Striking N45-55w |
disc_yr: | 1902 |
discr: | W. M. Stanley, J. Rogers |
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
- Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, BULL. 14-C, V. 2, 200 P.
- Deposit:: WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TILLER, TRAIL, AND BROWNSBORO AREAS AND OF THE PHILLIPS MINE; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
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