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Cinnabar from
Castle Peak Quicksilver Mine, Castle Peak Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle Peak Quicksilver Mine, Castle Peak Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:56161
Long-form Identifier:1:3:56161:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
5.8km (3.6 miles) Washington Hill mine, Castle Peak Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) Steamboat Hot Springs, Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) Unnamed Mercury prospect, Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) Steamboat Springs mine (silica pit), Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) Wheeler Ranch prospect, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) Taylor-Branch prospect, Castle Peak Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (MRDS No. 10040591), Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) Talapoosa mine, Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) DeLongchamps prospect, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) Valley View prospect, McTarnahan Hill, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
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