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Cinnabar from
Mariposa Mine (French Ranch), Mariposa Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mariposa Mine (French Ranch), Mariposa Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:94502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:94502:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGypsy Mine (Woody Mine), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Merced County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘShriver Mine (Red Metal Mine), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘYellow Jacket Mine, Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Merced County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘStayton Mine (Stayton Quicksilver Mine; Pacific claim of Stayton group), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Merced County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBlue Wing Mine (Blue Wing vein), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag-Sb-Hg mine [1] (Quicksilver & Antimony deposits), Henrietta Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘVaughn Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘQuien Sabe Mine (Quien Sabe Antimony Mine), Laveaga Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘYellow Jacket Mine, Santa Ana Mountain, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
References
Cooper, Joseph F., Dunning, Gail E. (1989) Stibnites of the Stayton District, Hollister, California. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (6) 427-438
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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