California · San Benito County
Past Producer

Santa Marguerita

San Benito County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlLocal Shearing, Nw - Trending Sw - Dipping Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
StructureNw Trending - Sw Dipping Fault
AlterationInduration Of Panoche
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1954 - 1962
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10103826
MRDS IDM055805
Alternate namesSanto Domingo, Edna Bell, New Tirado
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.31745, -120.69738
References
BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILESHOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252ECKEL, 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 - 124AVERILL, C.V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 41-60USBM DATA