California · San Benito County
Occurrence

Breen

San Benito County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockShale
AlterationInduration Of Panoche Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10040917
MRDS IDM055803
Alternate namesCody, Don Juan, Don Miguel, Nielson Group, San Benito
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.32162, -120.71155
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 - 124BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILESHOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252AVERILL, C.V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 41-605) BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.