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Native Mercury from
Rattlesnake Mine, The Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Mercury
Formula:Hg
Comments:Native Hg was the only ore here.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Mercury data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rattlesnake Mine, The Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334822:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Mercury
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘEureka Mine (Flagstaff Mine), Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘContact Mine (Walker; Queen group), Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSocrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘCulver-Baer Mine, North Fork Little Sulphur Creek, Cloverdale, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSonoma group (Sonoma Consolidated Mine; Old Sonoma; New Sonoma Mine; Crown Point Mine), Pine Flat, Jimtown, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘDewey's Mine, Black Oaks, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine (Bright Hope Mine), Sulphur Creek, Black Oaks, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘBig Injun Mine, Castle Rock Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘChicago Mine (St. Louis Mine; Ural Mine; Pittsburg Mine), Castle Rock Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘHelen Mine (Helen Mine group; Dead Broke Mine; American Mine), Castle Rock Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
References
Eggleston, Thomas (1874-75), Notes on the treatment of mercury in north California: A.I.M.E. Transactions: 3: 273-274
Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 377
Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.: 192
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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