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Cinnabar from
Hamilton Mine, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo 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 Hamilton Mine, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332768
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332768:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘWarren prospect, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCambria Mine (Bank Mine; Red Hill workings; La Trinidad Mine), Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWilliams prospect, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘDoty Mine, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘWittenberg Ranch Mine, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLittle Almaden Mine, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘMarquart Mine (Cambria Mine; Marquart Estate prospect), Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘPine Mountain Mine (Ricioli prospect), Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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