| Deposit ID | 10048657 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00269 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Swan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.69638, 43.97622 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1143 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.7 MI SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CONFLUENCE OF BEAR AND LITTLE BEAR CREEKS, Estimated Near Center Of South Half Of Section |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rodman Rim(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Brothers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Crescent(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 | 28 | S2 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.002 PPM AU, 0.13-0.14 PPM AG, 3-19 PPM AS, 0.06-0.3 PPM HG, 14-51 PPM CU, 4-15 PPM PB, 58-68 PPM ZN, 1.7-17.1 PPM MO IN TWO SAMPLES |
|---|
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| Rock unit name | Clarno Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Clarno Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.69638, 43.97622 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Faults |
| General form | DISSEMINATED |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bear Creek District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 14.33M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00269 |
WILKENING AND CUMMINGS
WILKENING, R.M., AND CUMMINGS, M.L., 1987, MERCURY AND URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN THE CLARNO AND JOHN DAY FORMATIONS, BEAR CREEK BUTTE AREA, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 9, P. 103-110
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-93 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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