Oregon · Jefferson County
Occurrence

Good Chance Prospect

Jefferson County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

Lavoy Swanson, Charles Swanson

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Marcasite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10095480
MRDS IDM054999
Alternate namesAshwood, Swanson
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.73427, -120.74668
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