California · San Benito County
Past Producer

Parker - Carlson

San Benito County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS AND POCKETS
Ore controlLocal Fault Dipping 30e
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10103831
MRDS IDM055827
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.62411, -120.93961
References
AVERILL, C. V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, P. 41 - 60HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252YATES, R.G. AND HILPERT, L.S., 1945, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SAN BENITO AND NORTHWESTERN FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 41, P. 11-35