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Cinnabar from
Laughlin prospect (Loughlin prospect), Bridgeport, Bridgeport Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Comments:Occurs on fractures of opalized rhyolite, tuff and agglomerate.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Opal
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laughlin prospect (Loughlin prospect), Bridgeport, Bridgeport Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329552:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘChief prospect (Chief Mine), Bridgeport, Bridgeport Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘCalmono Mine (Old Timer Mine), Willow Springs, Bridgeport Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘAlta Plana prospect, Potato Peak, Bridgeport Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘAlto prospect, Potato Peak, Bridgeport Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘParamount Mine (Paramount Quicksilver Inc.; Perini Quicksilver property), Potato Peak, Bridgeport Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘFreedom Flat deposit, Borealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘBorealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘLeviathan Mine, Leviathan Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘMogul Peak prospect (Mogul Peak Mine), Mogul Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘNogues Prospect (Mogoe claims), Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Holmes, G.H. (1965) Mercury in California. US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252: 176-177
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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