Mine detail: San Antonio

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Location

Lat / long:

37.20048, -121.88047

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1848

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1849, 1915 - 1917

Geology

Structure:	Serpentine - Sediment Contact
Alteration processes:	Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine

References

MRDS	M055619
DEP	10040753
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, 260 P}{Production:: BAILEY AND EVERHART, 1964}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.