Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryMolybdenum, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueGypsum, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockTuff · Clarno Formation
StructureNortheast-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc?
AlterationGypsum, Pyritization, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048657
MRDS IDMP00269
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.97622, -120.69638
References
WILKENING AND CUMMINGSWILKENING, R.M., AND CUMMINGS, M.L., 1987, MERCURY AND URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN THE CLARNO AND JOHN DAY FORMATIONS, BEAR CREEK BUTTE AREA, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 9, P. 103-110