| Lat / long: | 36.35495, -120.65629 |
| Primary: | Mercury |
| Secondary: | Gemstone, Chromium, Magnesium Compounds |
| Discovery year: | 1853 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | VEINS, STOCKWORKS, DISSEMINATIONS |
| Production size: | Large |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1854 |
| Structure: | COALINGA ANTICLINE - A NW EXTENSION OF ONE OF THE FOLDS IN THE REGION, SERIES OF ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES TRENDING N 70 W |
| Alteration processes: | SILICA CARBONATE ALTERATION OF SERPENTINE, INDURATION OF PANOCHE |
| MRDS | M055815 |
| DEP | 60000986 |
| Reference | {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:: AVERILL, C. V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, P. 41 - 60}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA; IN USBM IC 8252} |