Mine detail: New Almaden District Report

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Location

Lat / long:

37.29992, -121.90103

Resource(B)

Primary:	Mercury
Secondary:	Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium
Tertiary:	Copper, Manganese
Discovery year:	1824

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	VEINS, DISSEMINATIONS, REPLACEMENT
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Structure:	TENSION FRACTURES, SEDIMENT - SERPENTINE CONTACT, DOMINANTLY NW TREND, DIPPING N
Alteration processes:	SILICA CARBONATE ALTERATION OF SERPENTINE

References

MRDS	M055599
DEP	60000981
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H. AND EVERHART, D. L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 360, 206 P.}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: RANSOME, A. L., AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., AND EVERHART, D.L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 360, 206 P.}