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Metacinnabar from
Oat Hill Mines, Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Metacinnabar
Formula:HgS
Comments:Occurs with coatings of calomel.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calomel
Cinnabar
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metacinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oat Hill Mines, Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:643000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:643000:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Metacinnabar
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCorona Mines (Vallejo Mines), Twin Peaks, Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAetna Mine, Aetna Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMirabel Mine, Middletown, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine (Laguna Western; Black Bart Mine; Tucker lease), Great Western-Mirabel group, Middletown, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘHelen Mine (Helen Mine group; Dead Broke Mine; American Mine), Castle Rock Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘSocrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘMcLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘEureka Mine (Flagstaff Mine), Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘRedington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBaker Mine, Lower Lake, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
References
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 262
 
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