Guerneville

The Guerneville 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: Guerneville  

State:  California

County:  Sonoma

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 38.58333, -122.91667

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Satelite image of the Guerneville

Guerneville MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Guerneville
Secondary: Mount Jackson Mine
Secondary: Great Eastern Mine
Secondary: Roarting Lion Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Sonoma


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (General): See record #10214375 for the description of the mine group in this district.


References

Reference (Deposit): Myers and Everhart, 1948, Quicksilver deposits of the Guerneville district, Sonoma County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology v. 44, no. 3, p. 253-277.


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