Description
C. M. Doan And Pete Cachenaut
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlBrecciated Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Cinnabar, Limonite
GangueDolomite, Kaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Steens Mountain Volcanic Series
StructureLocal Fracturing
AlterationSilicification, Kaolinization, Limonitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1941 - 1942
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10040260
MRDS IDM054961
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.29626, -118.7038
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESMERCURY 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