| Deposit ID | 10041033 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055946 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Fork Claims |
| Related records | 10298533 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.23006, 45.24009 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 8 MI. SE OF ESTACADA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clackamas(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bedford Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oregon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vancouver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clackamas(hydrologic unit)
Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)
Willamette(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mt. Hood National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Clackamas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 004S | 005E | 7 | E | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Result | ONLY TRACES OF CINNABAR WERE FOUND IN SEVERAL SAMPLES TAKEN BY ODGMI PERSONNEL IN 1941 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| Rock unit name | Rhododendron | ||||
| Rock description | Rhododendron | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -122.23006, 45.24009 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1934 |
| Discoverer | Jacob Hauck |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jacob Hauck |
| First year | 1963 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055946 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410050013 |
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, 1951: ODGMI BULL. 14-D
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.