Mine detail: Yellowjacket

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Location: Sonoma County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.64405, -122.64135
dep_id: 10040840
mrds_id: M055715
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar, Mercury
orebody_fm: LENSES
alteration: Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Serpentinite
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
disc_yr: 1871
prod_yrs: 1871 - 1875
References:
  • Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN MAYACMAS DISTRICT, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 199 - 230
  • Deposit:: HONKE, M.T., JR. AND VER PLANCK, W.E., JR., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SONOMA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 46, P. 98-105
  • Production:: BAILEY, 1946
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