| Deposit ID | 10098452 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054971 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alexander |
| Related records | 10274318 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.55269, 42.56265 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harney(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alvord Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Steens Mountain(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 | 034S | 034E | 30 | NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Pike Creek Formation |
| Rock description | Pike Creek Formation |
| (1) | -118.55269, 42.56265 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Mineralization Lies In A Fault Zone Which Cuts Both Rhyolite Flows, Interbedded Tuffs, And A Younger Basaltic Dike |
| Strike | N 10 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1941 - 1942 |
| District name | Steens - Pueblo |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harry Alexander, Donald Alexander |
| First year | 1963 |
| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | To 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^7-8 Lb/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 76.2M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Overall length | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054971 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410250018 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 329.
WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON, R.R., 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLU MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 955-B, P. 19-77
BROOKS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | 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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