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Metacinnabar from
Chatian Mine (Tsa Tien Mine), Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China


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 Chatian Mine (Tsa Tien Mine), Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:779156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:779156:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Metacinnabar
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘLuanyantang Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘHouziping Mine, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘZhangpo Hg deposit, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘWanshan mine, Wanshan Mercury Ore Field, Wanshan District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘJiudiantang Mine, Xinhuang Hg ore field, Xinhuang Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘDongping Mine, Baojing Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
Zhengxiang Bao (1983): Geology and Prospecting 19(5), 15-21
 
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