Description
J. H. Shelton, Robert Osborne
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlAltered Andesite Adjacent Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Clarno Formation
Associated rockBasalt
StructureJohnson Creek Fault Zone
AlterationKaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1932
Identification
Deposit ID10041045
MRDS IDM055962
Alternate namesWestbrook, Endicott, Ridge Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.35234, -120.32999
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 1:1,000,0001957 DIREXPL DME