Description
J.E. Staley And Frank Towner
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOCKETS, LENSES, IRREGULAR MASSES
Ore controlFault Intersections, Bends In Fault Surfaces
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueChalcedony, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Clarno Formation
Associated rockAndesite
StructureAn Arcuate Fault System Parallels The Intrusive Contact
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10036290
MRDS IDM025049
Alternate namesTowner Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.10512, -120.43027
References
BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 55, P. 154BROWN, R.E., WATERS, A.C., AND WALKER, G.W., 1945, THE QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MAURY MOUNTAINS MINES; CROOK COUNTY, OREGON; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORTSTEPHENSON, E.L., 1943, GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY IN THE OCHOCO QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, OREGON; USGS BULL. 940-C, P. 911941 GEOPHYS STEPHENSON, E.L., REFERENCE 3