California · Sonoma County
Past Producer

Sonoma Mine (Mount Jackson, Great Eastern, and Roaring Lion)

Sonoma County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPES, TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Chromite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Dolomite, Limonite, Magnetite, Opal, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite,Sandstone · Upper Jur Franciscan, Sandstone, Shale, Chert, Greenstone, Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1875-1908, 1914-1919, 1937-1938, 1940-1949
First production1875
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10214375
MRDS ID0060970
Alternate namesMt. Jackson, Great Eastern, Sonoma Mine, Mount Jackson/Great EasternMount Jackson, Roaring Lion Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates38.54368, -122.98025
References
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