Description
H. F. Pitts And Others
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueBarite, Chalcedony, Metacinnabar, Opal, Pyrite, Quartz, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockCarbonate · Franciscan Formation Jur Serpentine And Carbonate Rock
StructureSan Andreas Fault, Ne - Dipping Thrust Fault , Intersecting Faults
Tectonic settingCoast Ranges
AlterationSilica - Carbonate From Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1873, 1908, 1915-1918, 1920, 1922-1925, 1927, 1930-1932, 1934-1939, 1943-1944
First production1873
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10040637
MRDS IDM055489
Alternate namesPitts, Cholame - ParkfieldParkfield, Franciscan, Paloma Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.95996, -120.42236
References
HART, E. W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 6HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S. PERSONAL FILESBAILEY, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKSBAILEY, 1942