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Cinnabar from
Jack claim (Jack Mine), Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Comments:Occurs in thin veins of wolframite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jack claim (Jack Mine), Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332125:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘSinger Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘVolcano Mine (Promethus Claim; Bico Property), Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘArgentena Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘColumbia 23 Mine (Columbia Mine; Josephine claim), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘFredrickson Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘKirby Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘIron Gold Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘShenandoah Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘBoss Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘYellow Pine Mine (Yellow Pine Lead Zinc Mine; Hilo; Radio; Como; Hermes), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
Hess, Frank L. (1917), Tungsten minerals and deposits: USGS Bulletin 652, 85 pp.: 47
Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.: 123
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 149, 385.
 
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