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Alunite from
Sulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments:Massive.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:681877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:681877:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘSulphur Bank Mine (Sulfur Bank Mine; Sulphur Bank deposits), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘThe Geysers, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Alunite occurrence [1], Hooker Canyon, Glen Ellen, Sonoma Mountains, Sonoma County, California, USA
References
Woodhouse, C.D. (1946) personal communication to Murdoch & Webb
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 62.
 
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