| Deposit ID | 10040254 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054955 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Bull |
| Related records | 10201739 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.66823, 42.17181 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harney(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ladycomb Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alvord Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Adel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Harney |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 039S | 034E | 24 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Result | ACCORDING TO WILLIAMS AND COMPTON (1953) THE AVERAGE TENOR OF THE VEINS IS ABOUT 5 LBS/TON HG |
|---|
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -118.66823, 42.17181 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracturing |
| Strike | N 10 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55 E |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1929 |
| Discoverer | M. M. & Ora Doan |
| District name | Steens - Pueblo |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Claude Wright And Vern Bossuot |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.19M |
| Overall depth | 13.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054955 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410250037 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 329.
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
ROSS, C.P., 1942, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE STEENS AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, SOUTNERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 931-J, P. 227-258
5) WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE VEINS IS ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES. THE MAIN VEIN PINCHES OUT 10 FEET FROM THE END OF THE DRIFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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