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Cinnabar from
Cortez Hills underground, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cortez Hills underground, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:983538
Long-form Identifier:1:3:983538:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘMill Canyon, Cortez Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘRossi Property, Cortez Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘHot Springs Point mine, Beowawe Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘTonkin Springs Mine, Tonkin Spring, Tonkin, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘWarm springs mine (Lime Cap mine; Mercury mine), Warm Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mercury prospect (MRDS10040566), Eureka County, Nevada, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mercury prospect (MRDS10044669), Eureka County, Nevada, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘRed Devil mine, Beowawe Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘBeowawe prospect, Beowawe Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mercury prospect (MRDS10040567), Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Clark, L. R. (2012). Ore and gangue mineral paragenesis of the Cortez Hills Carlin-type gold deposit, Nevada: evidence for coincident high-grade gold deposition and collapse brecciation. MS Thesis, University of Nevada
 
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