| Deposit ID | 10040991 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055898 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rhyolite |
| Related records | 10152832 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.917, 42.76009 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eden Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower 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)
Wild Rogue Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 032S | 010W | 30 | CENTER | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| (1) | -123.917, 42.76009 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Discoverer | M. J. Carmichael |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055898 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150125 |
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
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US, 1882-1923, USGS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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