Oregon · Baker County
Occurrence
Cave Creek Cinnabar
Baker County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description
Present Owners
Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite,Phyllite,Schist · Burnt River Schist;Burnt River Schist;Burnt River Schist
Alteration
Silicification (Local)
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1959
Identification
Deposit ID
10040226
MRDS ID
M054919
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
44.54708, -117.58463
References
BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 55, P. 213