Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Garnierite, Genthite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockCarbonate · Western Melange Belt
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040181
MRDS IDM054869
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.04481, -121.92
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, P. 279.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.