California · Santa Clara County
Past Producer

Providencia

Santa Clara County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS
Ore controlSilica Carbonation
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1861 - 1863
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10040751
MRDS IDM055617
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.18909, -121.86686
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