Batken
Aidarken mercury mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cinnabar, stibnite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Khaidarkan antimony-mercury field mined since antiquity, one of the world's last primary mercury producers
Classic locality for cinnabar and stibnite specimens in mineralogical literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mercury contamination, old workings
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