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Cinnabar from
Silver Bell-Martinez Mine (Martinez Mine; Silver Bell property; Martinez property; Silver-Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Martinez Mine; Columbia Mine; Columbia-Silver Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Columbia Mine), Martinez Canyon, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Comments:Occurs as micro-crystals.
Habit:Micro-crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Bell-Martinez Mine (Martinez Mine; Silver Bell property; Martinez property; Silver-Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Martinez Mine; Columbia Mine; Columbia-Silver Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Columbia Mine), Martinez Canyon, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:242134
Long-form Identifier:1:3:242134:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine, Dripping Springs, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘNations Mercury location (Mountain View Cinnabar Mine; Morning Glory Quicksilver Mine; M&N Silver Mine; Hill Top Silver & Gold Mine; Fort View Silver Mine), Gold Canyon Ranch area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
87.0km (54.0 miles) ⓘSlate Creek, Kayler Butte area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine (Rattlesnake group; Rattlesnake property; Lola Lee Mine), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
90.5km (56.3 miles) ⓘRed Bird group (Blue Bird group; Tonto; Slate Creek; Slate Creek Quicksilver), Slate Creek, Malone Mountain area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘSeal Rock group (Sealrock group), Phoenix Mountains Mining District, Phoenix Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘOrd Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘCram's Gold Standard prospect, Phoenix Mountains Mining District, Phoenix Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘEureka group of claims (Dolores claim; Eureka No. 1 claim; Eureka group-patented claim #4111), Phoenix Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘPackover claim, Sunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.175
 
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