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Cinnabar from
Progreso Mine, Mineral de Pozos, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Progreso Mine, Mineral de Pozos, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:110353
Long-form Identifier:1:3:110353:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSierra Gorda Mine, Mineral de Pozos, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSanta Brígida Mine, Mineral de Pozos, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCinco Señores Mine, Mineral de Pozos, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘAnimas Mine, Rancho el Rodeo, Cerro de las Beatas, San Luis de la Paz, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘEncarnacíon Mine, Rancho El Rodeo, Cerro de Las Beatas, San Luis de La Paz, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘHaminón Mine, Rancho el Rodeo, Cerro de Las Beatas, San Luis de la Paz, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘAlmadenes Mine, Cerro de los Alamos, Xichú, Xichú Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine, Cerro de los Alamos, Xichú, Xichú Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Cerro de los Alamos, Xichú, Xichú Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘEl Realito Mine, San Luis de la Paz Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
References
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.p.163
 
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