California · San Luis Obispo County
Past Producer

Hamilton

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlBroad Local Fault Including Breccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
StructureLocal Fault
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine, Kaolinization Of Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10040901
MRDS IDM055785
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.64163, -121.05071
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. 515 - 580