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Baryte & Cinnabar

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Baryte & Cinnabar

ex collection Uwe Nielsen
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Description
Locality: 
Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 5.4 × 4.5 cm
Description

Deep cherry-red cinnabar crystals on a group of platy, translucent to transparent baryte crystals. Very old, long gone material, very hard to find nowadays. The baryte got some dings, otherwise fine. Undamaged specimen are priceless.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Cinnabar

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

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