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Cinnabar from
Rinconada Mine (Rinconada deposit; Claus Mine; San Jose Valley), Rinconada, 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 Rinconada Mine (Rinconada deposit; Claus Mine; San Jose Valley), Rinconada, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332822:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘDeer Trail Mine, Huasna, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘMadrone Mine, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘLa Libertad Mine (Belt Mine; Jacks 7X; Thompson Mine), Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘLittle Bonanza Mine (Modoc; Alice; George; Josephine group; Tartaglia), Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘFine Enterprises prospect (Tamley claim; Tamney group), Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘKlau Mine (Sierra Morena Mine; Karl Mine; Santa Cruz Mine; Sunderland Mine; Carson Mine), Klau Mine group, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘMahoney Mine (Buena Vista deposit; Gould Mine), Klau Mine group, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘVulture Mine, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘFitzhugh Ranch Mine (Benton Ranch; Lehman; Leman), Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘKismet occurrence, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt, R.G. Yates & A.E. Granger (1941), Quicksilver deposits in San Luis Obispo County and southwestern Monterey County, California: USGS Bulletin 922-R: 515-580
Davis, Fenelon Francis and E.H. Bailey (1966) Mercury. California Division Mines and Geology Bulletin 191: 252
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 318
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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