New Idria-Creek Pit Mine (Sulphur Springs Mine; New Idria Gr.), Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| New Idria-Creek Pit Mine (Sulphur Springs Mine; New Idria Gr.) | Mine |
| Idria (New Idria) | Town (Former) |
| San Benito County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 24' 7'' North , 120° 40' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Three Rocks | 246 (2011) | 27.2km |
| Cantua Creek | 466 (2011) | 33.4km |
| Coalinga | 16,564 (2017) | 40.2km |
| San Lucas | 269 (2015) | 43.8km |
| King City | 13,902 (2017) | 46.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coalinga Rockhound Society | Coalinga, California | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
87783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:87783:0
GUID (UUID V4):
c43956d8-5cdc-4c3d-85ee-5272f85f137a
A former Hg occurrence/mine located in the NW¼NE¼SE¼ sec. 32, T17S, R12E, MDM, 1.7 km (1.1 miles; 5,600 feet) SSE of Idria, NW of San Carlos Peak and North Hill, along the E side of San Carlos Creek. Owned and operated by the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company (1941- ). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Panoche Formation (Upper Cretaceous) and the Franciscan (Jurassic) serpentine and sandstone. Local alteration includes the induration of Panoche sediments. The ore body is tabular. Controls for ore emplacement included the New Idria Thrust. Local rocks include rocks of the Franciscan Complex, unit 1 (Coast Ranges) and/or ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).
Local geologic structures include the N70W Coalinga Anticline, the New Idria thrust, and faults and fractures.
Workings include surface and underground openings with a length of 762 meters and comprised of an open pit mine as clearly reflected on the topo map by name.
Holmes considered this mine as part of the New Idria in production.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040910 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
- San Benito County
- New Idria Mining DistrictMining District
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