Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlBrecciation Of Sediments
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock
StructureLocal Nw Trending Fractures
AlterationKaolinization Of Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1875 - 1878, 1895 - 1899, 1901 - 1905, 1907 - 1909, 1911 - 1912, 1914 - 1917, 1920, 1924, 1927 - 1947, 1949
First production1874
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10040886
MRDS IDM055765
Alternate namesKlau, Sierra Morena, Capitola, Carson, Karl, Santa Cruz, Sunderland
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.62056, -120.89944
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252ECKEL, E. B., YATES, R. G., AND GRANGER, A. E., 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS BULL. 922-R, P. 575 - 580FRANKE, H. A. 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 51, P. 434 - 455BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESBRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, CENTRAL COAST REGION. SURFACE WATER DEGRADATION BY INACTIVE METAL MINES IN NORTHWEST SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA, DECEMBER 1993 (P. 8-10).USBM DATA