Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, FRACTURE COATINGS, VEINS AND FISSURE FILLINGS
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
Associated rockHornblendite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1917
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10040653
MRDS IDM055507
Alternate namesDiamond Creek Cinnabar Co., Sunnybrook, Riamond Creek, Rockland
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.96982, -123.91644
References
BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES.HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 170, 198.O'BRIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, P. 309.BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 78, P. 41.AUBURY, L.E., 1908, THE QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 27, P. 195.USBM UNPUB DATA