Wilbur Springs area, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Springs area | Area |
| Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District) | Mining District |
| Lake County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 122° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~55km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
229331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229331:1
GUID (UUID V4):
55f81366-bb5e-4bca-bc10-3938580c9dc6
Occurrences within the Sulphur Creek District in Lake County and in proximity to Wilbur Springs (Colusa County).
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS Description: Occurrence includes pseudomorphs after marcasite. |
| β Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O Description: Abundant. |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Prominent |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Description: Replaced by cinnabar and tiemannite also. |
| β Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Description: Prominent. |
| β Metacinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Occuers as "froth" veins that look like honeycomb candy - abundant. |
| β 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' Description: Tar, oil and froth veins. Abundant. |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| β Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| β Tiemannite Formula: HgSe Description: Occurrence includes pseudomorphs after marcasite. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| β | Tiemannite | 2.CB.05a | HgSe |
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O |
| β | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 Β· 7H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | β Metacinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | β Sulphur | S8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | β Tiemannite | HgSe |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | β Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | β Tiemannite | HgSe |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Lake County
- Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District)
- Lake County
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