California · Monterey County
Past Producer

Old Murry

Monterey County, California, United States
MercuryNickel
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSHEAR ZONE
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueCalcite, Clay, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1870-1900, 1956-1958
First production1894
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10040671
MRDS IDM055527
Alternate namesMurray, Dutro, Dutra, Old Murray No. 1
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.81273, -121.32128
References
HART, E. W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 6.HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S. PERSONAL FILES