Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore control6 Inch Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueChalcedony
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Little Butte Volcanic Series
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10041005
MRDS IDM055914
Alternate namesBlue Ridge Cinnabar
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.36761, -123.08197
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 8252FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000