Mine detail: Opal Creek

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Location: Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.58455, -120.51528
dep_id: 10041072
mrds_id: M055992
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Iron
gangue: Chalcedony
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Gray, Jerry J.
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1940
discr: A. J. Champion
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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