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Cinnabar In Calcite

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Cinnabar In Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Potschberg Quarry, Jettenbach, Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.2 × 8 × 4.5 cm
Description

Calcite crystals are lightly pinkish tinted by cinnabar inclusions. This specimen comes from a surprising find a couple of years ago. Only a few samples of this material were offered by the collector.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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