| Deposit ID | 10041076 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055997 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cherry Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Stephenson |
| Related records | 10274267 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.45833, 44.60677 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 010S | 019E | 16 | S | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -120.45833, 44.60677 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Discoverer | Glen Stephenson, Bert Roark, Glenn Frier |
| District name | Horse Heaven |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Parr Norton |
| First year | 1963 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055997 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410310044 |
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
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
| 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 |
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