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Native Mercury from
New Almaden Mine (New Almaden Mines), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Mercury
Formula:Hg
Comments:Small amounts occur here.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Mercury data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Almaden Mine (New Almaden Mines), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656523
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656523:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Mercury
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘHarry Area Mine (New Almaden - Harry Area), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCentral Stope Area Mine (New Almaden - Central Stope Area), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘSouth Randol Mine (New Almaden - South Randol), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorth Randol Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Hg occurrence [4], El Corte de Madera Rancho, Portola Valley, San Mateo County, California, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘFarm Hill No. 2 Mine (Emerald Lake Mine; Upper Emerald Lake deposit; Farm Hill Cinnabar property), Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
48.8km (30.4 miles) ⓘChallenge deposit, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘVaughn Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.: 191.
Huguenin, Emile & W.O. Castello (1921), Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 222
Bailey, Edgar H. & Donald L. Everhart (1964), Geology and quicksilver deposits of the New Almaden district, Santa Clara County, California: USGS PP 360: 96
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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