Mine detail: Red Hill Claim

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Location: Sonoma County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.79182, -122.85191
dep_id: 10043533
mrds_id: M100314
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Trace mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chromite, Cinnabar
orebody_fm: LENSE
alteration: Silicification Of Serpentine
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone
Reporter: Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.)
hrock_type: Serpentinite
References:
  • DOW, D.H. AND THAYER, T.P., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 1, P. 27, 28, 36
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