Mine detail: New Idria District Report

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Location

Lat / long:

36.35495, -120.65629

Resource(B)

Primary:	Mercury
Secondary:	Gemstone, Chromium, Magnesium Compounds
Discovery year:	1853

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	VEINS, STOCKWORKS, DISSEMINATIONS
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1854

Geology

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

References

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}