Mine detail: Pinkey

Previously called 'IdealNew Deal'

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Location: Crook County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.02316, -120.71722
dep_id: 10041052
mrds_id: M055970
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar, Limonite, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Chalcedony, Clay
alteration: Silicified (Opalized) Fault Zone, Bleached
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation;Clarno Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Tuff,Andesite
Structure: Fault Zone
disc_yr: 1938
discr: C.E. Hamilton, J.W. Rubow, C.G. Compton
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:: 1954 DIREXPL DME
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