Lost Ledge and Mercuryville Divide

The Lost Ledge and Mercuryville Divide is a mercury mine located in Sonoma county, California.

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

Name: Lost Ledge and Mercuryville Divide  

State:  California

County:  Sonoma

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 38.78528, -122.83000

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Lost Ledge and Mercuryville Divide MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lost Ledge and Mercuryville Divide


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Sonoma
District: West Mayacmas


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Forest G. Mitchell


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine


Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION


References

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252


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