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Cinnabar from
Utopia Mine, Nice, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, 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 Utopia Mine, Nice, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328071:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSulphur Bank Mine (Sulfur Bank Mine; Sulphur Bank deposits), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘSulphur Springs, Bear Valley, Indian Valley Reservoir, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘMendocino Mining & Milling Company Inc. property (Hopland), Oasis, Mendocino County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘElgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘValley Oaks Ranch Mine (Janusz B prospect; Janusz Mining Company Mine; Janusz Mine), Hopland, Coastal Range, California, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘJuniper Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘPetray Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine (E. H. Hacsela Mine), Black Oaks, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘWhite Elephant Mine (Eagle Bird Mine; King of All Mine; Trejon Mine; Cinnabar Queen Mine), Howard Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘCloverdale Mine, Black Oaks, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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