Oregon · Jefferson County
Occurrence

Cherry Creek

Jefferson County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

Glen Stephenson, Bert Roark, Glenn Frier

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10041076
MRDS IDM055997
Alternate namesStephenson
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.60677, -120.45833
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