California · San Mateo County
Past Producer

Challenge

San Mateo County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Franciscan Complex
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10040863
MRDS IDM055738
Alternate namesFarm Hill No. 2, Redwood City
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.44574, -122.25048
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252DAVIS, F.F., 1955, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 51, P. 413-414USBM DATA