Mine detail: New Almaden - Santa Mariana Area

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Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.17409, -121.84714
dep_id: 10040749
mrds_id: M055614
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
gangue: Dolomite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
conc_proc: Replacement By Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Fractures And Silica Carbonation
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Serpentinite
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1864
prod_yrs: 1898 - 1902
References:
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, B. 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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