Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Zones In Opalite
Geology
Associated rockTuff,Felsic Volcanic Rock
StructureNw Trending Faults
AlterationOpalization Of Host Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1956
Last production1970
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10036519
MRDS IDM025380
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.53291, -119.94274
References
BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 55, P. 172-174ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: USGS BULL. 931-B, P. 33-35REED, G.C., 1946, EXPLORATION OF GLASS BUTTES MERCURY DEPOSIT, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON: USBM REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 3926BROOKS, H.C., 1968, GLASS BUTTES MERCURY: ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORTBROOKS, 1968BROOKS, H.C., ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORT