| Deposit ID | 10040945 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055840 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roxana |
| Alternate or previous names | Hill Top Mercury |
| Related records | 10201311 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.96447, 42.64954 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cleveland Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crater Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Rogue(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(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 | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034S | 002W | 05 | E | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group |
| Rock description | Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group |
| (1) | -122.96447, 42.64954 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures Strike N20-50w; Dip Steeply E Or W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| District name | Meadows |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paul Matson |
| First year | 1963 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055840 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290158 |
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
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943: ODGMI BULL. 14-C VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P. 105
SCHUETTE, C. N., 1938, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 4, P. 121
BROOKS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1981 | 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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