Mine detail: New Almaden - Victoria Area

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Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.17936, -121.8427
dep_id: 10040746
mrds_id: M055610
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
conc_proc: Replacement By Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Local Fractures
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Franciscan Complex
hrock_type: Serpentinite
Structure: Serpentine - Sediment Contact, Local Anticline
prod_yrs: 1871 - 1874, 1891 - 1895, 1902 - 1906
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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