Gypsy

The Gypsy is a mercury mine located in Merced county, California at an elevation of 2,749 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Gypsy  

State:  California

County:  Merced

Elevation: 2,749 Feet (838 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 36.92333, -121.21917

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Gypsy MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gypsy
Secondary: Woody Mine


Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: California
County: Merced
District: Stayton


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: R. B. Knox


Production

Year: 1949
Time Period: To 1949
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 Lb/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Breccia Zone


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S

Comment (Workings): PARTLY INACCESSIBLE


References

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H. AND MYERS, W. B., 1949, QUICKSILVER AND ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF THE STAYTON DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 147, P. 37 - 56

Reference (Deposit): LEITH, C.J., 1949, GEOLOGY OF THE QUIEN SABE QUADRANGLE, CALIF.: CDM BULL. 147, P. 33-34

Reference (Production): BAILEY AND MYERS, 1949


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