Oregon · Harney County
Occurrence

Lucky Star

Harney County, Oregon, United States
MercuryCopperBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Copper, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlReefs
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Malachite
GangueChalcedony, Kaolinite, Limonite
Geology
StructureBrecciation
AlterationSilicification, Kaolinization, Limonitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10040263
MRDS IDM054964
Alternate namesRed Dome, Fields Lode, Stall's
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.32237, -118.67685
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 8252, TABLE 26, P. 331.FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 955-J, P. 19-77