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Metacinnabar from
Nyu mine (Niu mine), Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan


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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
09077660017272080429047.jpg
Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
03966700017272080437366.jpg
Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Metacinnabar, etc.

Nyu mine, Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Metacinnabar
Formula:HgS
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Realgar3
Dolomite2
Orpiment1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metacinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nyu mine (Niu mine), Taki, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:255835
Long-form Identifier:1:3:255835:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
(n.d.) Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection, Geological Survey of Japan.
Yajima, S. (1960). Metacinnabar from Sarawak and Japan, with Reference to Its Stability Relations to Cinnabar. Mineralogical Journal, 3(1), 9-18.
 
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