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Metacinnabar from
Dawson Mine (Dawson pit), Kings County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Metacinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metacinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dawson Mine (Dawson pit), Kings County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668241:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Metacinnabar
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLittle Kings Mine (Southern Pacific property), Kings County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘKings Mine, Kings County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘPatriquin Mine (Cholame-Parkfield Mine; Paloma Mining Company; Franciscan Mine; Pitts Mine), Parkfield, Monterey County, California, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘUnspecified Hg occurrence [1], Parkfield, Monterey County, California, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘArcher Mine, Archer Camp, Fresno County, California, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘFlint group, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘSan Carlos Mine (New Idria-San Carlos Mine), Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘKlau Mine (Sierra Morena Mine; Karl Mine; Santa Cruz Mine; Sunderland Mine; Carson Mine), Klau Mine group, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
66.9km (41.5 miles) ⓘMolina Mine, Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USA
References
Bailey, Edgar H. (1942), Quicksilver deposits of the Parkfield district, California: USGS Bulletin 936-F: 143-166
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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