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Cinnabar from
Maryann Placer, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


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 Maryann Placer, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1546982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1546982:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Canyon prospect, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘDevils Corral Mine (East China pit; Devil's Corral pit; Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology sample sites 2704; 2705; 2706), Sulphur, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘSulphur Deposit, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘHumboldt Sulphur Company Mine, Rabbit Hole Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘNorth Fork Mine, Mount Tobin Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSheol Claims, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘNevada Sulfur Company Mine, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘPeterson Pit, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘHycroft Mine, Sulphur, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘMercury Pit, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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