| Deposit ID | 10040757 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055624 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Teresa |
| Related records | 10140551 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.81409, 37.22075 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | 3 MI NE OF NEW ALMADEN MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Clara(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Teresa Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coyote(hydrologic unit)
San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Santa Clara |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008S | 001E | 24 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -121.81409, 37.22075 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Serpentine - Sandstone Contact |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Production years | 1903 |
| District name | New Almaden |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055624 |
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.
DAVIS, F.F. AND JENNING, C.W., 1954, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 50, P. 342-354
5) FRANKE, H.A., 1930, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MINING IN CALIFORNIA: REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 26, P. 26-33
BAILEY AND EVERHART, 1964
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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