Oregon · Lake County
Occurrence

Manzanita Group

Lake County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

Present Owners

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlCinnabar Occurs As Paint-Thin Coatings On Fracture Surfaces In A Few Places
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockTuff
AlterationHost Rocks Are Partly Opalized
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10040285
MRDS IDM054990
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.33207, -120.79441
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P