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Cinnabar from
Bergkrone mine, Uersfeld, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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 Bergkrone mine, Uersfeld, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369298:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘFriedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘGeorg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘSchöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘHosenberg copper mine, Fischbach, Herrstein-Rhaunen, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘEiskeller Mine, Welkenbach, Selters (Westerwald), Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘKorb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘTheodor Mine, Weinsheim, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘClarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘUranium occurrence, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘKarlsglück adit, Schmittenzug mine, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weisser, D., (1963): Tektonik und Barytgänge in der SE-Eifel, Zeitschrift der deutschen geologischen Gesellschaft, Vol.115, 33-68, Hannover
 
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