Mine detail: Guadalupe

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.21048, -121.90075

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar, Mercury
Gangue: Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1846

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Producer
Production years: 1854 - 1886, 1901 - 1906, 1908 - 1918, 1935 - 1937, 1943 - 1947
First production started: 1856

Geology

Host rock:Franciscan Complex
Host type:Serpentinite
Structure:Serpentine - Sediment Contact , Shearing, Folding
Alteration processes:Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine

References

MRDSM055604
DEP10040741
Reference{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., AND EVERHART, D. L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMODEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 360, 206 P.}{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486}{Deposit:: 5) BEDFORD, R.H. AND RICKER, S., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF THE GUADELUPE MERCURY MINE, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.: USBM RI 4682}{Deposit:: 6) BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.}{Deposit:: 7) DAVIS,F.F., AND JENNING, C.W., 1954, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 50, P. 342-354}{Deposit:: 8) FORSTNER, W., 1908, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, CDMG BULL. 27, 270 P.}{Deposit:: 9) FRANKE, H.A., 1930, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MINING IN CALIFORNIA: REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 26, P. 26-33}{Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL WITH HELP OF USBM. FOUND MODERATE TONAGE OF LOW GRADE ORE}{Deposit:: 1957 DIREXPL DMEA , FOUND SOME ORE}{Production:: USBM DATA; BAILEY & EVERHART; HOLMES}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.