Oregon · Josephine County
Occurrence

Swede Basin Prospect

Josephine County, Oregon, United States
Mercury
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Description

John W. Eggers

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Galice
StructureShear Zone
AlterationHydrothermally Altered
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1926
Identification
Deposit ID10095488
MRDS IDM055857
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.38343, -123.69005
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 98.RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100