Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlLocally Extensive Shearing, Nw Trending Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueDolomite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone
StructureFaults Striking N 55 W
AlterationSilicification And Argillization Along Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1860 - 1870, 1899 - 1901, 1915 - 1917, 1935 - 1940
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10040754
MRDS IDM055620
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.19964, -121.87686
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