Mine detail: New Almaden - Victoria Area

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Location

Lat / long:

37.17936, -121.8427

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1871 - 1874, 1891 - 1895, 1902 - 1906

Geology

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

References

MRDS	M055610
DEP	10040746
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.