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Red Elephant Mine, Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Lake County, California, USAi
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Knoxville Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 50' 5'' North , 122° 24' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.83472,-122.40306
GRN:
N26W69
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hidden Valley Lake5,579 (2011)13.8km
Guinda254 (2011)18.1km
Lower Lake1,294 (2011)19.8km
Middletown1,323 (2011)20.5km
Clearlake15,182 (2017)23.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
80870
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80870:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Hg mine located in sec. 3, T11N, R5W, MDM, 5.6 km (3.5 miles) W of Knoxville (Napa County) and near Lower Lake.

Mineralization is hosted in serpentinite.

Local structures include local shear.

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

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Montroydite
Formula: HgO
ⓘ Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMontroydite4.AC.15HgO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MontroyditeHgO
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ Native MercuryHg
Hgⓘ MontroyditeHgO

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References

Bailey, E. H., USGS, personal files.
Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.
Bradley, W.W. (1938), Thirty-fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 34: 608
Ransome, Alfred Leslie & J.L. Kellogg (1939), Quicksilver resources of California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 35): 35: 353-358
Averitt, Paul (1945), Quicksilver deposits of the Knoxville district, Napa, Yolo, and Lake Counties, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 65-90, 88
Holmes, G.H. (1965) Mercury in California. US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 254, 273.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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