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Melanterite from
Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Comments:Occurs as long stalactites - abundant.
Colour:Pale green
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135689:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMcLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 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
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘCorona Mines (Vallejo Mines), Twin Peaks, Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘCalistoga Mine (Silverado Mine; Palisade Mine; Palisades Mine; Grigsby Mine), The Palisades [range], Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA
34.5km (21.5 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
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘThe Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
References
Kramm, H.E. (1910), Serpentines of the central Coast Ranges of California: American Philosophical Society Proceedings: 49: 345
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org
 
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