Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1871 - 1875
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID10040840
MRDS IDM055715
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.64405, -122.64135
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252BAILEY, E. H., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN MAYACMAS DISTRICT, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 199 - 230HONKE, M.T., JR. AND VER PLANCK, W.E., JR., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SONOMA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 46, P. 98-105BAILEY, 1946