Description
W. J. Wesserling
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTRINGERS
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cinnabar
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Clarno Formation
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10048429
MRDS IDMP00014
Alternate namesWesserling
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.35678, -120.30138
References
FREDERICK, FRANCIS, 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATIONS OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000.GILLULY, JAMES, REED, J.C., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1933, SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF EASTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-A, P. 120-121.BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 55, P. 166.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN OREGON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 328.