| Deposit ID | 10040952 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055847 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phillips |
| Alternate or previous names | Meridian |
| Related records | 10152293 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.76085, 42.22177 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 MI. NW OF ASHLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Talent(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038S | 001W | 36 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group |
| Rock description | Applegate Group |
| (1) | Clastic sedimentary rocks |
|---|
| Strike | N 25 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 W |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ashland |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phillips (Estate) |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 83.82M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055847 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290537 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 83
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TILLER, TRAIL, AND BROWNSBORO AREAS AND OF THE PHILLIPS MINE, ASHLAND; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER (M013836) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-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 |
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