Mine detail: Ruby Quicksilver Prospect

Previously called 'Red FeatherJeldness'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.04261, -123.03363

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Clay, Limonite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Condrey Mountain Schist;Applegate Group
Host type:	Serpentinite
Structure:	E-W Trending Fault Zone
Alteration processes:	Silicified Serpentine

References

MRDS	M055852
DEP	10040956
Reference	{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. 323.}{Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943: ODGMI BULL. 14-C VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P. 183}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.