Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar
GangueKaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite,Sandstone
Associated rockBasalt
StructureLocal Fault
AlterationSilicification, Carbonatization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1916-1917, 1919, 1930-1935
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10040946
MRDS IDM055841
Alternate namesLittle Jean, Mrs. Dewey
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.60843, -122.96531
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 73 , P. 73PARKS, H. M. AND SWARTLEY, A. M., 1916, HANDBOOK OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF OREGON: MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 2, NO. 4, P. 54.WELLS, F. G. AND WATERS, A. C., 1934, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 850, P. 55.WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R., 1943, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MEADOWS DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT