A mercury mine. Also 7 unknown mercury minerals have been found at the site.
References:
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119, 173, 273 (locale described, not named).
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 181, 197 (locale described, not named).
Canadian Mineralogist (1993): 31: 787-793.
Mineralogical Record (1993): 24: 471-475.
Canadian Mineralogist (1996): 34: 61-72.
Canadian Mineralogist (2003): 41(5): 1167-1172.
Lapis (2004): 29(2): 42.
Roberts, A.C., J.A.R. Stirling, A.J. Criddle, G.E. Dunning, J. Spratt (2004) Mineralogical Magazine: 68(2): 241-245.
Dunning, G.E. et al. (2005): The Clear Creek mine (San Benito County, California): a unique mercury locality. The Mineralogical Record, 36(4), 337-363.
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Map Reference: 36°23'3"N , 120°44'12"W
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