| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cinnabar |
| Formula: | HgS |
| Habit: | Modified rhombs and penetration twins to several cm |
| Colour: | Blood red on dolomite, dark red on quartz |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Dolomite | ⓘ64 photos of Cinnabar associated with Dolomite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ17 photos of Cinnabar associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ7 photos of Cinnabar associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Baryte | ⓘ3 photos of Cinnabar associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cinnabar data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chatian Mine (Tsa Tien Mine), Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (50 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 19498 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:19498:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | dffefc01-0bca-42ca-b66b-7be148327f4a |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar |
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| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘTouponao Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘChashula Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘBaiyabi Mine, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘTingziguan Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘNiudouping Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘGuanyintang-Lijiapo Hg deposit, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘXiaolong Hg-Zn deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘCunjinping Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘJiangzhai Hg deposit, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘYunchangping Mine, Dadongla Hg-Zn ore field, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China |
| References |
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Chatian Mine, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China