Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSilicified Reefs
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueChalcedony, Kaolinite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Steens Mountain Volcanic Series
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10036280
MRDS IDM025039
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.34404, -118.67269
References
WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R. R., 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST OREGON; USGS BULL. 995-B, P. 68BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 55, P. 197BROOKS, H. C., 1971, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN OREGON; ODGMI MISC. PAPER 15, MAP WITH TEXTU.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965, TABLE 26, P. 330.