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Cinnabar

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Description
Locality: 
Almadén Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 4.5 × 4.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Large, lustrous, deep red crystal of cinnabar inside a quartzitic vug. Fine old timer from Almaden Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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