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Metacinnabar

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Metacinnabar

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Description
Locality: 
Bagnore Mine, Santa Fiora, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 6 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Metacinnabar in crystals on matrix from a not too much known italian district, though one of the few in Europe exploited for Mercurium.
Crystals shows appearently a silver grey luster, but are reddish if backlighted.
Rare locality piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Metacinnabar

Formula: 
HgS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville District, Napa Co., California, USA

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The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.