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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