California · Lake County
Occurrence

White Elephant

Lake County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlAltered Serpentine
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
AlterationSilicification Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10040773
MRDS IDM055643
Alternate namesKing of All, Trejon, Cinnabar Queen, Eagle Bird
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.85266, -122.6594
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252FORSTNER, W., 1908, THE QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU BULL. 27, P. 46 - 72RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-558HOLMES, 1965