| Deposit ID | 10040943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055838 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rayome Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Rayomes Cinnabar |
| Related records | 10232269 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.66281, 42.6615 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 482 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McLeod(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crater Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rogue(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
USACE(Federal land areas administered by USACE)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033S | 001E | 33 | NW OF NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||
| Rock unit name | Little Butte Volcanic Series | ||
| Rock description | Little Butte Volcanic Series | ||
| |||
| (1) | -122.66281, 42.6615 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| Width | 0.46M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Trail |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. C. Brewer |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055838 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290301 |
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. 323.
WILLIAMS, H. AND COMPTON R.R., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TILLER, TRAIL, AND BROWNSBORO AREAS AND THE PHILLIPS MINE, ASHLAND; USGS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
HLADKY, FRANK R., DOGAMI, FIELD VERIFIED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER (M015639) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-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 |
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