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Native Gold from
Sulphur Springs, Bear Valley, Indian Valley Reservoir, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA


Locality type:Spring
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Occurs as nuggets coated by cinnabar.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cinnabar
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sulphur Springs, Bear Valley, Indian Valley Reservoir, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682057
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682057:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘCherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
9.9km (6.2 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
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘSulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
31.1km (19.4 miles) ⓘMcLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘMendocino Mining & Milling Company Inc. property (Hopland), Oasis, Mendocino County, California, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘCalistoga Mine (Silverado Mine; Palisade Mine; Palisades Mine; Grigsby Mine), The Palisades [range], Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘPutah Creek Mine, Winters, Putah Creek Mining District, Yolo County, California, USA
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘAnderson Valley placer, Hendy Grove, Anderson Valley, Coastal Range, California, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘCohan-Gooday Placer Mine, Paskenta, Tehama County, California, USA
83.1km (51.7 miles) ⓘRedwood Copper Queen Mine, Little Penny, Coastal Range, California, USA
References
Phillips, John Arthur (1868), Notes on the chemical geology of the gold fields of California: Philos. Mag., 4th. series: 36: 326
White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 405
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 148, 203.
 
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