CinnabarSulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek District, Lake Co., California, USA
Latitude: 39°0'14"N
Longitude: 122°39'55"W
A former S-Hg mine located in sec. 6, T13N, R7W, MDM, at the end of the E arm of Clear Lake, 11 miles from Lower Lake. Mined for sulphur first, then mercury. Closed 1944.
Mineralization is hosted in Quaternary andesites.
Active spring.
Production: 126,285 seventy-two pound flasks (9,092,520 pounds) of Hg plus 2 million pounds of sulfur.
Mineral List
39 entries listed. 36 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).
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References
Phillips, John Arthur (1868), Notes on the chemical geology of the gold fields of California: Philos. Mag., 4th. series: 36: 321-336, 422-433; […(abstract): Royal Society of London Proceedings: 16: 294-299; …American Journal of Science, 2nd. series: 47: 134-139 (1869)]: 422.
Le Conte, Joseph & W.B. Rising (1882), The phenomena of Metalliferous vein formation now in progress at Sulphur Bank, California: American Journal of Science, 3rd. series: 24: 23-33; ..(abstract): Engineering & Mining Journal: 34: 109-110 (1882).
Blake, Wm. P. (1885), Antimony: Mineral Resources of the U.S.1883-84: 641-653.
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Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp. (includes catalog of minerals); […(abstract): Neues Jahrb., 1887, Band 2: 474]: 104.
Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 251-270, 255, 389.
Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 1095.
Anderson, Charles A. (1936), Volcanic history of the Clear Lake area, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 47: 629-664.
Ross, Clyde Polhemus (1940b), Quicksilver deposits of the Mayacmas and Sulphur bank districts, California: USGS Bulletin 922-L: 327, 329-353.
Rocks & Minerals (1942): 17: 176.
Ross, Clyde Polhemus (1942), Some concepts on the geology of quicksilver deposits in the United States: Economic Geology: 37: 439-465.
Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 143.
Everhart, Donald Lough (1946), Quicksilver deposits at the Sulphur Bank mine, Lake County, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 125-153.
Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616.
Nichols, J.B. (1948) Minerals of Lake County, California. Mineralogist: 16: 171-177, 190-195.
Rocks & Minerals (1948): 23: 314-315.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 473.
Brice, J.C. (1953), Geology of Lower Lake quadrangle, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 166: 62.
Bailey, Edgar H., et al (1959), Schuetteite, a new supergene mercury mineral: American Mineralogist: 44: 1026-1038.
White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 397-428.
Erd, R.C., D.E. White, J.J. Fahey & D.E. Lee (1964), Buddingtonite, an ammonium feldspar with zeolitic water: American Mineralogist: 49: 831-850.
Davis, Fenelon Francis and E.H. Bailey (1966) Mercury. California Division Mines and Geology Bulletin 191: 252.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 62, 63, 72, 81, 115, 117, 156, 159, 162, 172, 178, 200, 210, 233, 234, 254, 258, 262, 263, 273, 282, 293, 302, 332, 335, 350, 356, 374.
White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579, 582.
American Mineralogist (1979): 64(3-4): 1026-1038.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 52, 72, 74, 116, 130, 163, 169, 210, 215, 219, 265, 266, 271, 273, 274, 276, 279, 286, 303, 353, 355, 360, 427, 437, 439.
Economic Geology (1988): 83: 606-618.
Economic Geology (1997): 92: 20-28.
Pampeyan, E.H. (2010): Buddingtonite in Menlo Park, California. USGS Open-File Report 10-1053.
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