Oregon · Lake County
Past Producer

Glass Ridge Mine

Lake County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOCKETS
Ore controlBrecciated Zones In Opalite
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Associated rockTuff,Felsic Volcanic Rock
AlterationHost Rocks Are Opalized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040287
MRDS IDM054993
Alternate namesCascade
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.52207, -119.93857
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 174BROOKS, H. C., 1968, GLASS BUTTES MERCURY: ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORTROSS, C. P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: USGS BULL. 931-B, P. 33-35COMPANY RECORDS VIA BROOKS, H. C., ODGMI