Morris

Occurrence in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodity Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041000
MRDS ID M055907
Record type Site
Current site name Morris
Related records 10250121

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.21866, 42.90871 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Days Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(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 Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 031S 004W 6 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION UNVERIFIED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mercury Ore

Analytical data

Result ONE SAMPLE OF FAULT GOUGE WITH FREE QUICKSILVER SUBMITTED TO ODGMI LABORATORY ASSAYED 2.8 LBS HG/TON

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.21866, 42.90871

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS UNKNOWN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 100

  • Deposit

    MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.