| Deposit ID | 60000986 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055815 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | New Idria District |
| Alternate or previous names | New Idria District Report |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.65629, 36.35495 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | THE DISTRICT LIES AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE DIABLO RANGE OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST RANGES, EST AT CENTER OF T018S, R012E. ACC +/- 3 MILES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Benito(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Benito Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coalinga(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)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Benito |
| United States | California | Fresno |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Magnesium Compounds | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Secondary |
| Gemstone | Secondary |
| (1) | -120.65629, 36.35495 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | COALINGA ANTICLINE - A NW EXTENSION OF ONE OF THE FOLDS IN THE REGION |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | FOLDING |
| Structure description | SERIES OF ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES TRENDING N 70 W |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1853 |
| Discoverer | Two Mexican Prospectors |
| Year of first production | 1854 |
| District name | NEW IDRIA DISTRICT |
|---|
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, no. 2, P. 81-124.
AVERILL, C. V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, no. 1, P. 41-60.
BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA; IN USBM IC 8252
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 09-NOV-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | Revised and updated existing skeletal district record. |
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