Description
R. W. Thomason, Lewis Thomason, William Sasse
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite · Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group
StructureFaults, Shear Zones
AlterationLimonitized And Carbonatized Clay Gouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1907 - 1941
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10103832
MRDS IDM055830
Alternate namesMother Lode
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.77843, -122.94587
References
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON, OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESMERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 322.FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,0005) OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, BULL