California · Santa Barbara County
Occurrence

Lost Chord

Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlLocal Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040877
MRDS IDM055756
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.72916, -119.90484
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252EVERHART, D. L., 1950, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CACHUMA DISTRICT, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 46, P. 509 - 532