| Deposit ID | 10040957 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055854 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Star Prospect |
| Related records | 10298286 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.9703, 42.00955 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dutchman Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Applegate(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 041S | 002W | 17 | W OF NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group | ||
| Rock description | Applegate Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -122.9703, 42.00955 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Joints |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Discoverer | Eugene Mee, John O' Brien |
| District name | Upper Applegate |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Rogue River National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Donald O'Brien |
| First year | 1963 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055854 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290279 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 323.
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, BULL. 14-C, V. 1, 133 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER (M013831) 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-FEB-1981 | 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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