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Cinnabar from
Canyon Creek prospect, National Mining District, Humboldt 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 Canyon Creek prospect, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:271377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:271377:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘStall Quicksilver prospect, Rebel Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘBlum shaft, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘAuto Hill, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘMcCormick group, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCordero Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCorderito Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘRuja Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘBretz Mine, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
References
Willden, R. (1964) Geology and Mineral Resources of Humboldt County, Nevada. Bulletin 59. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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