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Cinnabar from
Sharon Park Drive outcrop, Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sharon Park Drive outcrop, Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:715615
Long-form Identifier:1:3:715615:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘFarm Hill No. 2 Mine (Emerald Lake Mine; Upper Emerald Lake deposit; Farm Hill Cinnabar property), Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘChallenge deposit, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Hg occurrence [4], El Corte de Madera Rancho, Portola Valley, San Mateo County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘHillsdale Mine (Chaboya-Hillsdale Mine; San Juan Bautista Mine; San Juan Mine; San Juan Quicksilver Mine; Sheboya Mine; Chapman Mine; Oak Hill Mine), Oak Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘSenator Mine (El Senador), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘSan Mateo Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘBrainard occurrence (James Ranch occurrence), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘEnriquita Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
References
Pampeyan, E.H. (2010): USGS Open-File Report 10-1053
 
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