Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockBasalt
Associated rockBasalt
StructureLocal Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10040873
MRDS IDM055750
Alternate namesRed Metal
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.9341, -121.24573
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486BAILEY, E.H. AND MYERS, W.B., 1942, QUICKSILVER AND ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF THE STAYTON DISTRICT, CALIF.: USGS BULL. 931-Q, P. 405-434HOLMES, 1965