The Lucitta is a mercury mine located in Lake county, California at an elevation of 2,241 feet.
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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: 2,241 Feet (683 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.95667, -122.75694
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Lucitta MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucitta
Secondary: Konokti
Secondary: Uncle Sam
Secondary: Bell
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Kaolin
Location
State: California
County: Lake
District: Clear Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. L. Jago
Production
Year: 1932
Time Period: To 1932
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 Lb/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization, Solfataric Action
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Kaolinite
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Production): RANSOME AND KELLOGG, 1939; BAILEY
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 78, P. 52 - 70
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486
Reference (Deposit): 5) FORSTNER, W., 1908, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27, 270 P.
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
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