Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
StructureShear Zone
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationTuff Is Altered
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040175
MRDS IDM054858
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.96528, -122.33222
References
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. 364.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 264.PHILLIPS, W.M., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VANCOUVER QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON AND OREGON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-10, SCALE 1:100,000.