Sulphur Bank Mine (Sulfur Bank Mine; Sulphur Bank deposits), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USAi
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 0' 14'' North , 122° 39' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Clearlake Oaks | 2,359 (2011) | 2.6km |
Clearlake | 15,182 (2017) | 6.1km |
Clear Lake Riviera | 3,090 (2017) | 7.3km |
Soda Bay | 1,016 (2011) | 10.7km |
Lower Lake | 1,294 (2011) | 11.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
3491
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3491:6
GUID (UUID V4):
08e3f555-123c-46c2-a2cb-edfb5420c7e6
A former S-Hg mine located in sec. 6, T13N, R7W, MDM, at the end of the E arm of Clear Lake, 11 miles from Lower Lake. Mined for sulphur first, then mercury. Closed 1944.
Mineralization is hosted in Quaternary andesites.
Active spring.
Production: 126,285 seventy-two pound flasks (9,092,520 pounds) of Hg plus 2 million pounds of sulfur.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Alum-(K) Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Ammoniojarosite ? Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Description: Occurs in altered pyroxene andesite with Hg minerals. References: |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Acicular Description: Occurs with opal in lava altered by hot springs. References: |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
ⓘ Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
ⓘ Boussingaultite Formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
ⓘ Buddingtonite (TL) Formula: (NH4)(AlSi3O8) Type Locality: Description: Occurs as a hydrothermal product in compact masses resulting from the action of ammonia-bearing hot springs on older rocks; pseudomorphs after plagioclase; largely in altered pyroxene andesite. Occasionally as small crystals. |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Description: Occurs as fine crystalline coatings on fractures and blocks of Franciscan Sandstone in fault breccia. Fine-grained material deposited in veinlets and dendrites throughout hydrothermally kaolinized Holocene clastic sediments and kaolinized zones along the joints and sheeting planes in the overlying augite andesite. |
ⓘ Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O References: |
ⓘ Coquimbite Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O Description: Occurs in opalized vein material. References: |
ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 Description: A constituent of opal. References: |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: A rare constituent of the ores. References: |
ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O References: |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after pyrrhotite crystals. |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Abundant as efflorescences. References: |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Kalinite Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O Description: Occurs as thick incrustations with other sulphates lining cavities. |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Description: Relatively abundant. References: |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Description: Abundant as stalactites. References: |
ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
ⓘ Metastibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Colour: Purple (lilac) Description: Occurs sparingly in the "boulder" zone. |
ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O References: |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Abundant. References: |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Description: Abundant. References: |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Colour: Pale blue Description: Occurs as irregular masses with aragonite in hydrothermally altered andesite. References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Rosickýite Formula: S References: |
ⓘ Sassolite Formula: H3BO3 |
ⓘ Schuetteite Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 References: |
ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Description: Brilliant crystals in pores and cavities in altered rock; also as stalactites. |
ⓘ Tschermigite Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O Description: Occurs as efflorescences. References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
ⓘ | Rosickýite | 1.CC.05 | S |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Metastibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 6 - Borates | |||
ⓘ | Sassolite | 6.AA.05 | H3BO3 |
ⓘ | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Schuetteite | 7.BB.40 | Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Ammoniojarosite ? | 7.BC.10 | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
ⓘ | Coquimbite | 7.CB.55 | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Kalinite | 7.CC.15 | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
ⓘ | Alum-(K) | 7.CC.20 | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
ⓘ | Tschermigite | 7.CC.20 | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
ⓘ | Boussingaultite | 7.CC.60 | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Buddingtonite (TL) | 9.FA.30 | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
H | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
B | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
N | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
N | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
N | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
O | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
Al | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Metastibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Rosickýite | S |
S | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
S | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Metastibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur_Bank_Mine |
---|---|
Wikidata ID: | Q7636508 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.