California · Santa Clara County
Past Producer

New Almaden - Cora Blanca Area

Santa Clara County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlSerpentine - Tuff Contact In Franciscan
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueDolomite, Quartz
Geology
StructureLocal Fracturing
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1859
Identification
Deposit ID10040743
MRDS IDM055606
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.17409, -121.83631
References
BAILEY, E. H. AND EVERHART, D. L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 360, 206 PBAILEY AND EVERHART 1964