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Native Mercury from
Idria Mine (Idrija Mine), Idrija, Slovenia


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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury, etc.

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury, etc.

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury, etc.

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
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Native Mercury

Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Mercury
Formula:Hg
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cinnabar5
Metacinnabar1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Mercury data
Locality Data:Click here to view Idria Mine (Idrija Mine), Idrija, Slovenia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43949
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43949:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Mercury
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘHg deposit, Vellacher Kotschna, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘSitarjevec mine, Litija, Slovenia
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘFeistritz an der Drau, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘBuchholzgraben, Stockenboi, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Bancroft, Peter, Zorz, Mirjan, Kobler, Gregor, Car, Joze (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Idria mines, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (3) 201-208pp.207-207
Jost V. Lavric & Jorge E. Spangenberg (2001) Geochemistry of Fossil Hydrothermal Vents of the Idrija Mercury Deposit, Slovenia: Insights from δ13C, δ18O, δ34S and Organic Geochemical Data. in European Union of Geosciences Conference XI (OS6)
Bubnič, Gal; Costafreda, Jorge L.; Martín, Domingo A. (2026) Geochemical Insights into Pyrite from the Karoli Orebody, Idrija Mercury Deposit (Slovenia): An LA-ICP-MS Trace Element Study. Crystals, 16 (5). p.323. doi:10.3390/cryst16050323
 
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