| Deposit ID | 10040234 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054929 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunset Mercury |
| Related records | 10274231 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.90932, 42.0246 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Malheur(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bretz Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Louse Canyon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Malheur |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 041S | 041E | 9 | SE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| (1) | -117.90932, 42.0246 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Earl And Perry Mock |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054929 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410450361 |
MERCURY IN OREGON: USBM IC 8252
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.