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Cinnabar On Quartz

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Cinnabar On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Nikitovka, Gorlovka, Donetsk Oblast', Ukraine
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 10 × 3.5 cm
Description

A rich coverage of lustrous red, well-formed, cinnabar crystals on a contrasting white quartz matrix. This specimen makes a lovely display and for that reason has spent the last 20 yrs in my own display cabinet.

Very good for this famous locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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

Quartz

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