Mine detail: Hastings Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.11351, -122.16299

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar, Metacinnabar
Gangue:	Pyrite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR MASSES
Discovery year:	1875

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1916 - 1918, 1928 - 1930

Geology

Host rock:	Sedimentary Rocks
Host type:	Carbonate
Associated rock:	Andesite Dikes;Serpentine
Associated type:	Serpentinite,Andesite
Structure:	Thrust Fault, Breccia Zone
Alteration processes:	Silica - Carbonate From Andesite

References

MRDS	M055492
DEP	10040640
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.}{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1927, SOLANO COUNTY: CJMG V. 23 NO. 2.}{Deposit:: BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 78.}{Production:: USBM DATA}
Reporter	Gassaway, J. S.