Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeDISSEMINATED, VEINS
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlFRACTURES AND ALTERED SERPENTINE CHANGES IN ATTITUDE OF GOUGE ZONES
Geology
StructureFRACTURES IN SILICA - CARBONATE ROCK, NW TRENDING FAULT ZONES
AlterationSILICA CARBONATE ALTERATION OF SERPENTINE
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID60000982
MRDS IDM055644
Alternate namesKnoxville District Report, Knoxville Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.83928, -122.34636
References
AVERITT, P., 1945, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE KNOXVILLE DISTRICT, NAPA, YOLO, AND LAKE COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 41, P. 65 - 89