Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS, SEAMS
Ore controlJoints And Breccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Puget Group;Puget Group
StructureHost Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1934
Identification
Deposit ID10040194
MRDS IDM054883
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.56, -122.24861
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATIN CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESHUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266.MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6, P. 39-41.USBM DATA