California · Santa Clara County
Past Producer

New Almaden - North Randol

Santa Clara County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlLocal Fractures Trending N
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Franciscan Complex
StructureSerpentine - Sediment Contact
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1871 - 1896
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID10040747
MRDS IDM055611
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.18492, -121.84325
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 & EVERHART