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Cinnabar from
El Rey Mine (Ely Rey Mine; Ely Ray), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito 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 El Rey Mine (Ely Rey Mine; Ely Ray), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331557
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331557:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine (Pico Rico Mine), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘYturriarte Mine, Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLone Oak Mine (Panoche Valley Quicksilver Mines Company), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘParker-Carlson Mine, Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Panoche Mine), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBitter Water Mine, Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘCerro Bonito Mine (Mathews Mine), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘEl Cajon Mine (Clough Mine; Gough Mine; Mathews Mine), Buck Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMitchell Mine (Henry Stewart Mine), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘCrystal Quartz prospect, Mercey Hot Springs, Central San Benito Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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