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Quicksilver & Antimony Deposits

Producer in San Benito county in California, United States with commodities Silver, Antimony, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107764
MRDS ID D001905
Record type Site
Current site name Quicksilver & Antimony Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.22879, 36.90299 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 MILES NE OF HOLLISTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mariposa Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pajaro(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Benito

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012S 007E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Stayton

Comments on the production information

  • 1870 - 1880 ALSO A FEW TONS SB PROD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED USGS FILE DATA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Miller, M. H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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