Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PIPE, TABULAR
Ore controlLocal Faults, Fault Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueChromite, Dickite, Dolomite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Franciscan Complex
StructureNw Fault Dipping Steeply. Other Sets Also Under Knoxville, Ne Trending Faults Intersecting With N Trending Faults
Tectonic settingFranciscan Melange
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1905, 1907, 1910, 1912-1913, 1916-1921, 1932-1938, 1940-1946
First production1867
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10040875
MRDS IDM055754
Alternate namesEagle, Cachuma Eaglemerchrome
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.72193, -119.91289
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252EVERHART, D.L., 1950, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CACHUMA DISTRICT, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG V. 46, P. 509-532RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES5) BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.USBM DATA