Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlCinnabar Deposition Along 2 Ne Trending Shear Zones 2 To 4 Feet Wide; One Strikes N25e, Dips 75e; The Other Strikes N45e And Dips 50 To 70 E
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist,Amphibolite · Applegate Group;Applegate Group
Associated rockHornblendite
AlterationSilicification On Edges Of Pegmatites
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10040949
MRDS IDM055844
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.56899, -122.99558
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, TABLE 26, P. 322.OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943: ODGMI BULL. 14-C V. 2, SEC. 2, P. 94WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R., 1943, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE MEADOWS DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT