Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlRhyolite Dikes, Cross Fissures In The Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueClay, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockGranite · Rhyolite Dikes;Granitic Rocks
StructureSierra Nevada Batholith
Tectonic settingCordilleran
AlterationArgillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1916-1920, 1929-1931, 1934-1940
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10040641
MRDS IDM055493
Alternate namesWalibu, Cuddeback, Cudde Back
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.20638, -118.52509
References
BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILESTROXEL, B. W. AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 1.HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1959-1973, USBM1954 DIREXPL DMEA NO ORE BODIES FOUNUSBM DATA