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Native Sulphur from
Harrison Mine (New England Mine; Grizzly Mine; January Mine; Ruby Mine), Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cinnabar
Petroleum
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Harrison Mine (New England Mine; Grizzly Mine; January Mine; Ruby Mine), Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336127:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘRedington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
19.7km (12.3 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
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘSulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
21.3km (13.3 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
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘOat Hill Mines, Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘElgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
28.4km (17.6 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
30.4km (18.9 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
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘAuschwitz property, Kelseyville, Lake County, California, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘThe Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
References
Forstner, William (1903) The Quicksilver Resources of California. Bulletin 27. California State Mining Bureaup.117
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 150, 356
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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