| Deposit ID | 10041053 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055971 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt Creek |
| Related records | 10250023 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.67721, 44.03733 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alkali Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prineville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Crooked(hydrologic unit)
Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(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 | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 018S | 017E | 3 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Clarno Formation |
| Rock description | Clarno Formation |
| (1) | -120.67721, 44.03733 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults & Shear Zones |
| Strike | N 50 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY S |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | W. A. Beaver, Earl Hale |
| District name | Bear Creek |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055971 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410130021 |
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
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-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.