Chicago Mine (St. Louis Mine; Ural Mine; Pittsburg Mine), Castle Rock Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 44' 40'' North , 122° 42' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Middletown | 1,323 (2011) | 7.6km |
| Cobb | 1,778 (2011) | 8.8km |
| Hidden Valley Lake | 5,579 (2011) | 14.3km |
| Geyserville | 862 (2011) | 17.9km |
| Lower Lake | 1,294 (2011) | 20.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Mineral And Gem Society, Inc. | Santa Rosa, California | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80789
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80789:5
GUID (UUID V4):
5fa02d59-a448-419f-ace0-6a306c9a0154
A former Hg mine located in sec. 1, T10N, R8W, MDM, 2.9 km (9,500 feet) SSE of Castle Rock Springs.
Mercury-bearing carbonate veins and narrow seams of cinnabar and native mercury within a shear zone in silica-carbonate altered serpentinite along a fault that separates serpentinite from sandstone.
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 Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| β Mercury Formula: Hg |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | β Mercury | Hg |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Mayacamas MountainsMountain Range
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