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Cinnabar from
Guanyintang-Lijiapo Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guanyintang-Lijiapo Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:910712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:910712:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘChashula Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘTongren Mine, Yunchangping Town, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘChatian Mine (Tsa Tien Mine), Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘTouponao Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBaiyabi Mine, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘNiudouping Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘYunchangping Mine, Dadongla Hg-Zn ore field, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘJiangzhai Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘTingziguan Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘXiaolong Hg-Zn deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
National Geological Archives of China database, record no. hn007476
 
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