Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Knoxville Mining District | Mining District |
| Napa County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 122° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~41km
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A Hg mining area located at the intersection of Napa, Lake and Yolo counties. It is a narrow zone at about 5 miles long and 1 to 2 miles wide.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar (TL) | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Montroydite | 4.AC.15 | HgO |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Senarmontite | 4.CB.50 | Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Myrickite | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Opaline | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Prase Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Lemon Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Opal-CT | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Opal-AG | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Ammonioalunite | 7.BC.10 | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ | Coquimbite | 7.CB.55 | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Redingtonite (TL) | 7.CB.85 | Fe2+Cr3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Voltaite | 7.CC.25 | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Hohmannite | 7.DB.30 | Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Magnesiocopiapite | 7.DB.35 | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Knoxvillite | 7.DB.35 | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Fibroferrite | 7.DC.15 | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Botryogen | 7.DC.25 | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(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 | 9.FA.30 | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Idrialite | 10.BA.20 | C22H14 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Aragotite' | - | (C,H) |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Aragotite | (C,H) |
| H | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| 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 | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Idrialite | C22H14 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opaline | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Redingtonite | Fe2+Cr23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Prase Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Lemon Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aragotite | (C,H) |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Idrialite | C22H14 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| N | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Montroydite | HgO |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opaline | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Redingtonite | Fe2+Cr23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Prase Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Lemon Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Myrickite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| 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 | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Opal var. Opaline | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Prase Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Lemon Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Myrickite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| S | ⓘ Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| 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 | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Redingtonite | Fe2+Cr23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| S | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Redingtonite | Fe2+Cr23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Redingtonite | Fe2+Cr23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite | MgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Montroydite | HgO |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
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References
Melville, William Harlow; Lindgren, Waldemar (1890) Contributions to the mineralogy of the Pacific coast. Bulletin 61. US Geological Survey 41 pp. doi:10.3133/b61 p.22
McLaughlin Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA