Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueKaolinite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Andesite · Steens Mountain Volcanics
AlterationKaolinization, Limonitization, Carbonatization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10040253
MRDS IDM054954
Alternate namesCotton Wood
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.1582, -118.66907
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 8-87, 1987, TABLE 1, NO. 9, P. 23.MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P.FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000