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Cinnabar

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Amiata, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 10 × 3.5 cm
Description

Sparkling, bright red globular cinnabar crystals with contrasting white calcite on matrix from a classic Italian locality.

Beautiful and rich old specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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