Oregon · Harney County
Occurrence
Rhoads
Harney County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
Barium-Barite
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Description
Lester Rhoads
Commodities
Primary
Mercury, Barium-Barite
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Model
177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Barite, Cinnabar
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite · Pike Creek Formation
Associated rock
Basalt
Alteration
Local Silicification Of Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1958
Identification
Deposit ID
10040270
MRDS ID
M054973
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
42.57959, -118.54852
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963 QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P