Mine detail: Anita

Previously called 'ChiquitaRitaSanta Rita'

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Location

Lat / long: 36.35551, -120.58265

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1941 - 1954, 1956 - 1958

Geology

Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Fractures And Faults
Alteration processes:Silica Carbonate Alteration In Franciscan Serpentine

References

MRDSM055814
DEP10040924
Reference{Deposit:: ECKEL, E. B. AND MYERS, W. B., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT, SAN BENITO AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 81 - 124}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: LOGAN, C.A., BRAUN, L.T., AND VERNON, J.W., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRESNO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 47, P. 510-511}{Production:: USBM DATA}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.