Description
J. A. Olson, D. E. Needham
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFault Between Galice Shale And Myrtle Conglomerate And Sandstone (Strikes N 35 E); Cinnabar And Calcite Impregnate Conglomerate Near The Fault.
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Myrtle Group;Galice
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10040987
MRDS IDM055894
Alternate namesOlson and Needham
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.75342, -124.20785
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 8252RAMP, L., SCHLICKER, H. G., AND GRAY, J. J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIALS OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 93, P. 46