Oregon · Harney County
Occurrence

Duncan

Harney County, Oregon, United States
MercuryGold
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Description

Robert M. Duncan, G. Earl Hagey

Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlOpalite
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockTuff
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10040249
MRDS IDM054949
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.54846, -119.20911
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000