Oregon · Multnomah County
Occurrence

Portland Tunnel

Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlCinnabar Is Sparsely Distributed In Hematite Seams And Altered Rocks
Materials
GangueChalcedony, Hematite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Columbia River Basalt
AlterationReplaced By Hematite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10041035
MRDS IDM055948
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.5387, -122.73397
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. 324.FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000