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Cinnabar from
Maricopa Mine, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, 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 Maricopa Mine, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357680:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘL and N group of claims (Oneida group; Ward group), Gila County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPine Mountain Mine (Pine Mountain group; Boardman group; Midco Reserves; Turnbull group), Pine Mountain, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMaricopa Quicksilver Mines Company claims (Maricopa group; IRL group [?]), Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMercuria Mine (Mercuria group), Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSunnyside claim, Sunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘBowman group (Bowman property; L&N group; Cornucopia Mine; Cornicopia claim; Robbins Mine; Tatum group; IRL group), Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘPackover claim, Sunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘMartin group (Packover Ext.; Raymer Hayden & Martin gp.; Raymer & Hayden claims; Hayden & Allison claims; Red Top Mercury), Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘGila County group (Northern Light; Gold Creek; Bowman & Reynolds; Big Tunnell; Gila Co. Cinnabar), Gold Creek, Gila County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10027070.
 
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