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Cinnabar from
Santa Teresa Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara 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 Santa Teresa Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332948:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBernal Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘNorth Randol Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘNew Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘVelasco Area Mine (New Almaden - Velasco area), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘVictoria Area Mine (New Almaden - Victoria area), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘDeep Gulch placer (New Almaden placers & dumps), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘHarry Area Mine (New Almaden - Harry Area), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘNew Almaden Mine (New Almaden Mines), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSouth Randol Mine (New Almaden - South Randol), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSanta Clara Mine (Piercy; New North Almaden; Biaggi; Silver Creek Quicksilver Mine), Edenvale, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.: 191.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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