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Amity Mine (International Mercury; Homestake Mercury; Johnson Creek; New Amity; Paulsen and Saylor), Howard District (Ochoco District; Bolivar District), Crook Co., Oregon, USA

REF:Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULLETIN 846-A, 1933, P. 120.
Deposit:: BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 55, P. 146-148
Deposit:: SWINNEY, C.M., WATERS, A.C., MILLER, G.P., 1968, RECONNAISANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, CROOK AND WHEELER COUNTIES U.S. GEOL. SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INVEST. MAP I-543, 1968.
Commodities (Major) - Mercury
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Clarno Formation, Applegate Group
Structure: Northerly-Trending Faults That Intersect Johnson Creek Fault Zone Are Locally Mineralized., Johnson Creek Fault Zone - Ene - Trending, Steeply Dipping
Host Rock: Andesite, Sedimentary Breccia, Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)





Map Reference: 44°20'59"N , 120°19'15"W

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Mineral List:
  • 'Asphaltum
    var: Uintahite'
  • Calcite
  • 'Chalcedony'
  • Cinnabar
  • 'Clay'
  • Limonite
  • Marcasite
  • Pyrite


    8 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.

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