The Brownlie Property is a mercury mine located in Solano county, California at an elevation of 879 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 879 Feet (268 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.12111, -122.18056
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Brownlie Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brownlie Property
Secondary: Brownlie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Solano
District: Sulfur Springs Mountain (Vallejo)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: ERRATIC POCKETS AND LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Breccia Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION
Comment (Production): PRODUCED LESS THAN 100 FL IN 1960
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1927, SOLANO COUNTY: CJMG V. 23, NO. 2.
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 78.
Reference (Deposit): 5) MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1959-1973, USBM
Reference (Production): HOLMES, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1959-1973, USBM
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