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Cinnabar from
Eastgate Prospect, Eastgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eastgate Prospect, Eastgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1464157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1464157:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘMercury Prospect (MRDS10095485), Nye County, Nevada, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘWarcloud Mine, Jackson Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘDottie Lee Mine (Dottie Lee prospect; Dottie Lee property; Dottie Lee Mines; Bonita Canyon prospect; Bonita Uranium Mine; Glory Be claim; War Cloud property), Jackson Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘGold Bug property, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘAntelope prospect, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘIndian Johnnie Dick property, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘTwo Injun prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘYellow Cat Mine (Golden Fleece Mine), Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘMercury Mining Co. (probably: Lahontan Mine), Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘNevada Cinnabar Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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