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Cinnabar from
Yanbanyan Hg deposit, Hepingzhen 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 Yanbanyan Hg deposit, Hepingzhen ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:911063
Long-form Identifier:1:3:911063:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘHouziping Mine, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘCunjinping Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘXiaolong Hg-Zn deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘZhangpo Hg deposit, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘTingziguan Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘNiudouping Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘTouponao Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘChatian Mine (Tsa Tien Mine), Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBaiyabi Mine, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘChashula Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
National Geological Archives of China database, record no. hn007916
 
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