California · Sonoma County
Past Producer

Barnes Mine

Sonoma County, California, United States
Chromium
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Description

Edward Barnes

Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Last production1918
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10103907
MRDS IDM100310
Alternate namesArdoin 1918
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.75516, -122.99691
References
DOW, D. H. AND THAYER, T. P., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 1, P. 26, 36DOW & THAYER (1946)