Washington · Lewis County
Occurrence

Tilton River, West Fork

Lewis County, Washington, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics, Proximity To Hg Lode Deposits
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040192
MRDS IDM054881
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.61111, -122.24361
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. 365.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266.