Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault/Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueClay, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Umpqua
StructureNormal Faults
AlterationSilicification, Carbonatization.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10040414
MRDS IDM055185
Alternate namesWebb, Tainor, Lucky Strike, Pacific Synd.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.57371, -122.9317
References
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESBROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R., 1943, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MEADOWS DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON, USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT