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Adobe

Past Producer in Stanislaus county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103818
MRDS ID M055739
Record type Site
Current site name Adobe
Alternate or previous names Stanislaus

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.38741, 37.39798 (WGS84)
Elevation 533
Relative position 21 MI W OF PATTERSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stanislaus(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Boardman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Stanislaus

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006S 005E 23,24 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED TO CENTER OF SECTION BOUNDARY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.38741, 37.39798
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Local Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N
    Dip E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Local Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Production years 1884 - 1888, 1941 - 1944

Mining district

District name Del Puerto

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Paul Gerber

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Period To 1962
    Material HG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4-10 Lb/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 221g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 54.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS NOW INACCESSIBLE . MINE ABANDONED BEFORE 1951

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

  • Deposit

    CHARLES, A., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, P. 96 - 98

  • Deposit

    BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.

  • Deposit

    5) FORSTNER, W., 1908, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27, 207 P.

  • Deposit

    6) HAWKES, H.E., JR., WELLS, F.G., AND WHEELER, D.P. JR., 1942, CHROMITE AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE DEL PUERTO AREA, STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIF.: USGS BULL. 936-D, P. 79-110

  • Production

    USBM DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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