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Cinnabar Var Corallinerz

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Cinnabar Var Corallinerz

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
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Description
Locality: 
Idria Mine, Idria, Gorica Region, Slovenia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 6.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
50.00gr
Description

Cinnabar specimens from Idria are scarce nowadays. This is a nice example of rough mercury ore - massive cinnabar var Coralinerz (german 'Korallenerz'). This synonym is very old, mentioned at beginning of 18th century in context with the Idria mines and is probably from the reddish color of the ore.
It is an amorphous mixture of cinnabar, clay and coal with typical curved lamellar structures and some slight reddish reflections. Sometimes hydrocarbons (Idrialite) are also present.

From old Dr. Krantz stock, unfortunately no old label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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

Corallinerz

Variety Of: 

Cinnabar

Formula: 
HgS
Strunz: 
2.CD.15a
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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