| Deposit ID | 10092568 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054952 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Double Link |
| Related records | 10177352 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.66879, 42.0132 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 3 MI W OF DENIO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harney(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Van Horn Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alvord Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Adel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alvord Lake(hydrologic unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(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 | Harney |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 041S | 034E | 12 | S OF S | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Steens Basalt | ||||
| Rock description | Steens Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.66879, 42.0132 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Local Fracturing |
| Strike | N30W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50E |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | Jack Brady |
| District name | Steens - Pueblo |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vestus Tiller, Myron Woodley |
| First year | 1963 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054952 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410250040 |
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, TABLE 26, P. 329.
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 955-B, P. 19-77
5) ROWE, W. A., 1971, GEOLOGY OF THE SOU
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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