Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite
Other materialsMetacinnabar
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sedimentary Rocks;Sedimentary Rocks
StructureSan Andreas Fault, N 60 W Fault { Anticline, Shear Zone
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1905, 1909-1910, 1915-1917, 1932-1935, 1937-1943, 1945-1946
First production1902
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10103800
MRDS IDM055495
Alternate namesFredanna, Fredana, Friedana, Table Mountain, Francis Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.9094, -120.27125
References
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.JENNINGS, C. W., 1953, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KINGS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG VOL. 49 NO. 3SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955 - 1961: VOL III, SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 94105.USBM DATA