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Cinnabar Stibnite & Quartz

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Cinnabar Stibnite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Khaidarkan, Fergana Valley, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Lustrous red cinnabar crystals on metallic stibnite needles and quartz crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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

Stibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Lead grey

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White