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Location: Crook County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.34178, -120.35499
dep_id: 10041046
mrds_id: M055963
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite
alteration: Minor Hydrothermal Alteration
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone ?
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation
hrock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
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:: FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
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