Mine detail: Indian Creek Cinnabar Property

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Location:	Yakima County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long:	46.69343, -121.29118
dep_id:	10042384
mrds_id:	M060150
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Mercury
Trace mineral:	Nickel
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Occurrence
ore:	Cinnabar, Pyrite
gangue:	Ankerite, Calcite, Dolomite, Magnetite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	DISSEMINATED
work_type:	Surface/Underground
model:	179: Silica-carbonate Hg
alteration:	Silica-Carbonate
Reporter:	Puffett, Willard P., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type:	Diorite
Structure:	Foliation Trends Nnw Dips Steeply W.
tectonic:	Cascade Volcanic Arc
disc_yr:	1951
discr:	Ray R. Whiting, Jr.
References:	Deposit:: WARREN, W.C., 1941, RELATION OF THE YAKIMA BASALT TO THE KEECHELUS ANDESITE SERIES: JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 8, P. 795-814. Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES. Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 366. Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266. Deposit:: PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, P. 35. Deposit:: SIMMONS, G.C., VAN NOY, R.M., AND ZILKA, N.T., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COUGAR LAKES-MOUNT AIX STUDY AREA, YAKIMA AND LEWIS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1504, P. 64. Deposit:: 1952 DIREXPL DMEA, FAILED TO FIND ANY MINEABLE OR