Morning Glory

The Morning Glory is a mercury mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 5,600 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Morning Glory  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 47.41306, -120.85944

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Morning Glory MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morning Glory


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Cle Elum District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Wenatchee National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Leroy Smith, E.J. Green (-


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SILICA-CARBONATE DIKE

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS

Comment (Geology): AGE OF FORMATION OF THE SILICA CARBONATE IS NOT KNOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 366.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., WAITT, R.B., JR., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., AND BENTLEY, R.D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1311, SCALE 1:100,000.


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