Mine detail: New Almaden - Harry Area

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Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.17714, -121.84047
dep_id: 10040744
mrds_id: M055607
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar, Mercury
gangue: Dolomite
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Silica Carbonate Alteration
conc_proc: Replacement By Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Serpentine Contact, Hilos"
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Franciscan Complex
hrock_type: Serpentinite
Structure: Serpentine - Greenstone Contact
disc_yr: 1893
References:
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., AND EVERHART, D. L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 360, 206 P
  • Production:: BAILEY AND EVERHART 1964
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