Oregon · Harney County
Occurrence
Woodson Long
Harney 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
Ore control
Silicified Breccia Zones
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar, Limonite
Gangue
Chalcedony, Clay, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Structure
Brecciation
Alteration
Clay, Sericite Alteration Of Host Rocks Locally
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1953
Identification
Deposit ID
10040250
MRDS ID
M054950
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
43.76236, -118.37992
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.BROOKS, H. C., ODGMI, FIELD NOTES 1968