Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlLocal Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1863 - 1866, 1885 - 1888, 1943, 1947
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10040750
MRDS IDM055616
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.18103, -121.85381
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