Mine detail: Aurora Mine

Previously called 'Morning Star'

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Location: San Benito County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.39494, -120.67405
dep_id: 10040906
mrds_id: M055791
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar, Metacinnabar
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Silica - Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones In Serpentine Containing Silica - Carbonate Rock
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Franciscan Jur Serpentine And Sandstone;Panoche Upper Cret Sandstone And Shale
hrock_type: Serpentinite
Structure: N 70 W Coalinga Anticline, New Idria Thrust, Fault Striking N 45 W
disc_yr: 1853
prod_yrs: 1853 - 1911, 1915, 1917, 1930 - 1943, 1950 - 1961
References:
  • Deposit:: ECKEL, E. B. AND MYERS W. B., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT SAN BENITO AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA, CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 81 - 124
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES
  • Deposit:: AVERILL, C.V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 41-60
  • Deposit:: HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: USBM IC 8252
  • Deposit:: 5) BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.
  • Deposit:: 6) RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486
  • Production:: USBM DATA
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