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Native Sulphur from
The Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA


Locality type:Geothermal Field
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view The Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10703
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10703:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘAuschwitz property, Kelseyville, Lake County, California, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘBorax Lake Mine (Lake Hachinhama; Little Borax Lake; Clear Lake), Clear Lake, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘ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, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘOat Hill Mines, Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘHarrison Mine (New England Mine; Grizzly Mine; January Mine; Ruby Mine), Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAbbott Mine (Abbott Quicksilver Mine), Wilbur Springs area, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘRedington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘElgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘManzanita Mine, Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘSulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
References
Laizure, Clyde McK (1926), Sonoma County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 22): 22: 365
Vonsen, Magnus (1941) Preliminary report on minerals of The Geysers of Sonoma County, California. Mineralogist: 9: 247
Brookins, D. G. (1970) Metastibnite from The Geysers, Sonoma County, California. American Mineralogist, 55 (11-12). 2103-2104
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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