| Deposit ID | 10040954 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055849 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mocks Gulch Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Max Gulch |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.20058, 42.09289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carberry Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Applegate(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040S | 004W | 17 | SW OF NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group |
| Rock description | Applegate Group |
| (1) | -123.20058, 42.09289 |
|---|
| Strike | E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 S |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| District name | Upper Applegate |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Rogue River National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. A. Mitchell And D. A. Wright |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055849 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290006 |
WOLFE, H. D. AND WHITE, D. J., 1951, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON TUNGSTEN IN OREGON: ODGMI GMI SHORT PAPER 22, P. 18
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 89
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 321.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE PROSPECTED MAINLY FOR SCHEELITE; CINNABAR OCCURS LOCALLY COATING FRACTURE SURFACES IN THE SHEAR ZONE AND IN THE WALL ROCKS |
| Deposit | RECORD NO. M013864 AND D001344 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-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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