Mine detail: Valley

Previously called 'Lidell'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.67071, -122.51274

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Serpentinite
Associated type:	Andesite
Alteration processes:	Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine, Hydrothermal Alteration

References

MRDS	M055677
DEP	10040803
Reference	{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: YATES, R. G. AND HILPERT, L. S., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN MAYACMAS DISTRICT, LAKE AND NAPA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 231 - 286}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: 1958 DIREXPL DME}{Production:: YATES AND HILPERT, 1946.}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.