Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite · May Creek Schist
StructureShear Zone
AlterationLimonitization, Carbonatization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10040948
MRDS IDM055843
Alternate namesSalt Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.69954, -123.00532
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESMERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 319.OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, V.2, SEC. 2, P. 52.5) WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R., 1943, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MEADOWS DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON; USGS UNPUBLIS