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Cinnabar from
Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cinnabar

Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92913
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92913:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘErzengel Michael Mine (Erzengel Mine), Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSt. Philipp Mine, Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBergmannsherz Mine, Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘPrinz Friedrich Mine (Graf Friedrich Mine), Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘFrischer Mut Mine (Frischemuth Mine), Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSt. Peter Mine, Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGottes Gabe Mine (Gottesgabe Mine), Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSteinkreuz Mine, Katzenbach, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘLandsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBaron Friedrich Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Heidtke, Ulrich H. J. (2001) Klassische Fundstelle seltener Mineralien. Moschellandsberg (Pfalz) [A classic site for rare minerals. Moschellandsberg (Palatinate)]. Lapis, 26 (6). p.13-26; 39-40; 62.
 
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