Oregon · Jackson County
Occurrence

Red Star Prospect

Jackson County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

Eugene Mee, John O' Brien

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFault Zone Trending N5e
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSchist · Applegate Group
StructureJoints
AlterationSlight Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10040957
MRDS IDM055854
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.00955, -122.9703
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. 323.OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, BULL. 14-C, V. 1, 133 P.