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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
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Sulphur Bank Mine (Sulfur Bank Mine; Sulphur Bank deposits)Mine
Clear Lake Oaks- not defined -
Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District)Mining District
Lake CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 0' 14'' North , 122° 39' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Clearlake Oaks2,359 (2011)2.6km
Clearlake15,182 (2017)6.1km
Clear Lake Riviera3,090 (2017)7.3km
Soda Bay1,016 (2011)10.7km
Lower Lake1,294 (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 Elements

Mineral List


37 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alum-(K)
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ammoniojarosite ?
Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: Occurs in altered pyroxene andesite with Hg minerals.
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Acicular
Description: Occurs with opal in lava altered by hot springs.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
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
Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Description: Occurs in opalized vein material.
Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Description: A constituent of opal.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: A rare constituent of the ores.
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after pyrrhotite crystals.
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: Abundant as efflorescences.
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
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.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Description: Abundant as stalactites.
Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
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
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Abundant.
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Description: Abundant.
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
Rosickýite
Formula: S
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.
References:
Tschermigite
Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Description: Occurs as efflorescences.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Rosickýite1.CC.05S
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Metastibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 6 - Borates
Sassolite6.AA.05H3BO3
Borax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Schuetteite7.BB.40Hg2+3(SO4)O2
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ammoniojarosite ?7.BC.10(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Coquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Kalinite7.CC.15KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Alum-(K)7.CC.20KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Tschermigite7.CC.20(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Boussingaultite7.CC.60(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(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

HHydrogen
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
H Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
H Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
H SassoliteH3BO3
H Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
B BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
B SassoliteH3BO3
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
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
OOxygen
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O AnataseTiO2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
O Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
O Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
O CristobaliteSiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SassoliteH3BO3
O SchuetteiteHg32+(SO4)O2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Na BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Al CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(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
SiSilicon
Si Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si CristobaliteSiO2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S BaryteBaSO4
S Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
S CinnabarHgS
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S MetacinnabarHgS
S MetastibniteSb2S3
S Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S RosickýiteS
S SchuetteiteHg32+(SO4)O2
S StibniteSb2S3
S SulphurS8
S Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Fe Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
SbAntimony
Sb MetastibniteSb2S3
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg MetacinnabarHgS
Hg SchuetteiteHg32+(SO4)O2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur_Bank_Mine
Wikidata ID:Q7636508

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