Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlClay Alteration Along A Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Limonite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
AlterationKaolinization, Limonitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10041044
MRDS IDM055959
Alternate namesMercury Queen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.48011, -120.36304
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. 325.FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000GILLULY, J., REED, J.C., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1933, SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 846-A, P. 121-123