Red Elephant Mine, Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Lake County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Elephant Mine | Mine |
| Knoxville area | Area |
| Knoxville Mining District | Mining District |
| Lake County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 50' 5'' North , 122° 24' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Lake | 5,579 (2011) | 13.8km |
| Guinda | 254 (2011) | 18.1km |
| Lower Lake | 1,294 (2011) | 19.8km |
| Middletown | 1,323 (2011) | 20.5km |
| Clearlake | 15,182 (2017) | 23.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80870
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80870:6
GUID (UUID V4):
5e6af84a-80da-49c7-abe4-9668e2b7f856
A former Hg mine located in sec. 3, T11N, R5W, MDM, 5.6 km (3.5 miles) W of Knoxville (Napa County) and near Lower Lake.
Mineralization is hosted in serpentinite.
Local structures include local shear.
Production data are found in: U.S. Bureau of Mines file data.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Mercury Formula: Hg |
| β Montroydite Formula: HgO References: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Montroydite | 4.AC.15 | HgO |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Montroydite | HgO |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | β Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | β Montroydite | HgO |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
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