Washington · Lewis County
Occurrence

Tilton River, East 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 ID10040193
MRDS IDM054882
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.62778, -122.21222
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.