California · San Benito County
Producer

New Idria - Creek Pit

San Benito County, California, United States
Mercury
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNew Idria Thrust
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
StructureN 70 W Coalinga Anticline New Idria Thrust, Faults And Fractures
AlterationIndurated Panoche Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10040910
MRDS IDM055795
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.40216, -120.66988
References
ECKEL, E. B. AND MYERS, W. B., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT SAN BENITO AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 81 - 124HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA IN USBM IC 8252