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Native Sulphur from
Elgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Elgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322196:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
4.2km (2.6 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
4.8km (3.0 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
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘSulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 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
19.6km (12.2 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
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘHarrison Mine (New England Mine; Grizzly Mine; January Mine; Ruby Mine), Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘAuschwitz property, Kelseyville, Lake County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘRedington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘThe Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘOat Hill Mines, Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
References
Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1890), Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Yolo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 157-159
Fairbanks, Harold W. (1894), Some remarkable hot springs and associated mineral deposits in Colusa County, California: Science: 23: 120-121
Bradley, W.W. (1928), California’s commercial nonmetallic minerals: Mining Congress Journal: 14: 678
Bradley, W.W. (1934), Thirtieth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 30: 196.
 
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