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Cinnabar from
Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
06486670017362771146379.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
08549650017272033233897.jpg
Cinnabar

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte73
Psilomelane2
Dolomite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84631:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘRemigiusberg Quarries, Rammelsbach, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine, Mühlbach am Glan, Altenglan, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘHosenberg copper mine, Fischbach, Herrstein-Rhaunen, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘDreikönigszug Mine, Mühlbach am Glan, Altenglan, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘDreikronenzug Mine, Föckelberg, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘDavidskrone Mine, Föckelberg, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘAlter Potzberg Mine, Gimsbach, Matzenbach, Oberes Glantal, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘElisabeth mine, Föckelberg, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘKorb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘHohe Buche, Hinzweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Blume, H.P. and Kohn, K.J. (1962) Grube Clarashall, Baumholder/Pfalz. Der Aufschluss, 13(1), 10-12.
Lieber, W. (1977) Charakteristisch oder bedeutungslos? Die Farbe von Mineralien. Mineralien-Magazin, 1(1), 17-23.
 
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