Oregon · Crook County
Past Producer
Mother Lode
Crook County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
LENTICULAR - OR CHIMNEY LIKE
Ore control
None
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar, Pyrite
Gangue
Chalcedony, Opal, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Basalt
Associated rock
Tuff,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt · Clarno Formation, Andesite, Basalt Flows
Alteration
Extensive Clay Alteration Along Faults And Shear Zones. Silicification, Carbonatization.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1902
Identification
Deposit ID
10040421
MRDS ID
M055194
Alternate names
Canyon Creek, American Almaden, Consolidated Quicksilver
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
44.33567, -120.35832
References
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES