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James Creek placer (Patten claims), James Creek, Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas District, Mayacmas Mts (Mayacamas Mts), Napa Co., California, USA

Latitude: 38°40'12"N
Longitude: 122°30'7"W
A placer Hg occurrence and former mine located 2.5 km (8,300 feet) NW of Aetna Springs.

Production data are found in: U.S. Bureau of Mines file data.

References

Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.

Ransome, Alfred Leslie & J.L. Kellogg (1939), Quicksilver resources of California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 35): 35(4): 353-486.

Yates, Robert G. & Lowell S. Hilpert (1946), Quicksilver deposits of eastern Mayacmas district, Lake and Napa Counties, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 42): 42: 231-286.

Holmes, Jr., G.W. (1965), Mercury in California: in: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252.

Bailey, E. H., USGS, personal files.

Mineral List

Cinnabar


1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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