Oregon · Jefferson County
Occurrence
Custer Young
Jefferson County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
⌖ Show on map
USGS source ↗
Description
Charles & Lavoy Swanson
Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar, Marcasite
Gangue
Calcite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Andesite
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1937
Identification
Deposit ID
10040290
MRDS ID
M054998
Alternate names
Butte and View Claims
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
44.72539, -120.73695
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