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Cinnabar & Native Mercury

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Cinnabar & Native Mercury

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Description
Locality: 
Las Cuevas Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 5.3 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
136.00gr
Description

Specimen from the "Las Cuevas" mine (Almadén), with well defined cinnabar crystals, of an intense red color, sharp, bright, vivid and highly reflective on matrix, with trigonal and rhombohedral faces of gem quality in staggered growth and a series of small drops of native mercury. A nice and curious piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

Formula: 
HgS
Strunz: 
2.CD.15a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5

Mercury

Formula: 
Hg
Strunz: 
1.AD.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Tin white

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- Multiple purchases will have discount on shippings if it is possible due to the weight of the pieces.

- Colour may vary due to the camera sensor.