Latitude: 35°37'24"N
Longitude: 120°53'51"W
A former Hg mine located on the eastern extension of the Klau shear zone 3.3 km (2.0 miles) SW of Adelaida.
Mineralization is hosted in sedimentary rocks of the Franciscan Formation.
Local structures include local fracture zones.
Production data are found in: U.S. Bureau of Mines file data. In 1956, DIREXPL DMEA led to discovery of a new mineralized zone.
References
Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.
Franke, Herbert A. (1935a), Mines and mineral resources of San Luis Obispo County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 31): 31: 434-455.
Ransome, Alfred Leslie & J.L. Kellogg (1939), Quicksilver resources of California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 35): 35: 353-486.
Eckel, Edwin Butt, R.G. Yates & A.E. Granger (1941), Quicksilver deposits in San Luis Obispo County and southwestern Monterey County, California: USGS Bulletin 922-R: 515-580.
Holmes, Jr., G.W. (1965), Mercury in California: in: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252.
Davis, Fenelon Francis and E.H. Bailey (1966) Mercury. California Division Mines and Geology Bulletin 191: 252.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 121.
Bailey, E.H., USGS, personal files.
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