Mine detail: Lost Chord

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.72916, -119.90484

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Serpentinite
Alteration processes:Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine

References

MRDSM055756
DEP10040877
Reference{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: EVERHART, D. L., 1950, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CACHUMA DISTRICT, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 46, P. 509 - 532}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.