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Native Mercury from
Comstock Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Mercury
Formula:Hg
Comments:Occurs in veinlets in silica-carbonate rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Mercury data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comstock Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58878
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58878:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Mercury
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘVaughn Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag-Sb-Hg mine [1] (Quicksilver & Antimony deposits), Henrietta Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘCentral Stope Area Mine (New Almaden - Central Stope Area), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘNew Almaden Mine (New Almaden Mines), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘHarry Area Mine (New Almaden - Harry Area), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘNorth Randol Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘSouth Randol Mine (New Almaden - South Randol), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
78.8km (48.9 miles) ⓘClear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Hg occurrence [12], Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
References
Bailey, Edgar H. & W. Bradley Myers (1942), Quicksilver and antimony deposits of Stayton district, California: USGS Bulletin 931-Q: 405-434
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Cooper, Joseph F., Dunning, Gail E. (1989) Stibnites of the Stayton District, Hollister, California. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (6) 427-438
 
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