Description
Clay T. Fisher
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Malachite
GangueChalcedony, Kaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Steens Mountain Volcanic Series
Associated rockDacite
AlterationKaolinization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10040264
MRDS IDM054965
Alternate namesRegal, Sheephered, Doan Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.3882, -118.65324
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 1:1,000,0005) ROSS, C.P., 1942, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITSBROOKS, 1963