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Cinnabar from
Disaster Peak property (Nevada Cinnabar Group; Bretchell Mercury Deposit), Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Property
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Disaster Peak property (Nevada Cinnabar Group; Bretchell Mercury Deposit), Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:283024
Long-form Identifier:1:3:283024:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘApollo Claims, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘBurnell - Larson Occurrence, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMoonlight Mine, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘRuja Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBretz Mine, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘCorderito Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘCordero Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Occurrence, Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘPueblo Group (Pueblo Gold Mining Company), Pueblo Mining District (Denio Mining District), Harney County, Oregon, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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