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Cinnabar from
Mercur Mine (Merkur Mine), Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Cinnabar

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cinnabar

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cinnabar, etc.

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
03993960017272041354759.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
02742800017272041347053.jpg
Cinnabar

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
02202740017272041367223.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
03993960017272041354759.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Mercur Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stibiconite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mercur Mine (Merkur Mine), Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99963:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Littfeld, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘMeggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘMarie Mine, Wilnsdorf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘChurfürst Ernst Mine, Bönkhausen, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘSchöne Aussicht Mine, Burbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘRamsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘGenna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘHohenlimburg quarry, Oege, Hohenlimburg, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘDreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Henrich, Markus (2008) Fundstellen im Siegerland. Cinnabarit-Kristalle von der Grube Mercur, Silberg [Collecting sites in Siegerland. Cinnabar crystals from the Mercur mine, Silberg]. Mineralien-Welt, 19 (1). p.28-35.
 
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