California · San Benito County
Past Producer

Tirado and Shear

San Benito County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlLocal Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration In Franciscan Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10103827
MRDS IDM055811
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.37272, -120.72655
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 FILESAVERILL, C.V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 41-60RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486USBM DATA