Metacinnabar from Sonoran Desert, North America


USA
Arizona Gila County ⓘ Mazatzal Mountains	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 174-175 Lausen, C. (1926), Tourmaline-bearing cinnabar veins of the Mazatzal Mountains, AZ, Econ.Geol.: 21: 782-791.
ⓘ Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153, 211.
ⓘ Alder Creek area	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 294
Kayler Butte area ⓘ Slate Creek	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 294 Lausen, C. (1926), Tourmaline-bearing cinnabar veins of the Mazatzal Mountains, AZ, Econ.Geol.: 21: 782-791.
La Paz County Dome Rock Mountains La Cholla Mining District Cinnabar ⓘ Cinnabar Mine (Cinnabar group; Colonial Mining Co. property; Carlson claims; C.O. Carlson claims)	Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geol. Sur. Br. Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma Co., Arizona: 156 (Table 4)
Plomosa Mountains Plomosa Mining District ⓘ Colonial Mine (Colonial property)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 294 Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 153: 19.
Maricopa County ⓘ Rico group of claims (Rico Mercury)	MRDS file #10040371.
Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District) Gila County belt ⓘ L and N group of claims (Oneida group; Ward group)	MRDS file #10040378.
Maricopa County belt ⓘ Sunflower Mine (Sunflower group of claims; Arizona Sunflower group; National group)	Orr, R. L. (1990). Geology and mineralization associated with the early proterozoic alder group, the Sunflower Mining District, Maricopa and Gila Counties, Arizona. Masters thesis: University of Arizona.

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