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Mattern Prospect

Occurrence in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008867
MRDS ID D001345
Record type Site
Current site name Mattern Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.74613, 42.21927 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ashland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Rogue(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Comments on the location information

  • ON RAILROAD CUT ABOUT 300 FT NORTHWEST OF THE MATTERN ADIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result A 3-FOOT CHANNEL SAMPLE AT THE TOP OF THE EXPOSURE CONTAINED 1.15% WO3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Ashland Pluton
    Rock description Ashland Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Applegate Group
    Rock description Applegate Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.74613, 42.21927
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Width 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ashland

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WOLFE, H.D., AND WHITE, D.J., 1951, OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES G.M.I. SHORT PAPER 22.

  • Deposit

    LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1980 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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