Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures And Silica Carbonation
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueDolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1898 - 1902
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10040749
MRDS IDM055614
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.17409, -121.84714
References
BAILEY, B. 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