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Mercury & Metacinnabar

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Mercury & Metacinnabar

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Description
Locality: 
Landsberg, Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.6 × 6 × 3.6 cm
Description

Big specimen with silver drops of native Mercury and black Metacinnabar on matrix from famous Landsberg (Moschellandsberg) in Germany. Ex coll. H. Drygalski (1929-2005).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mercury

Formula: 
Hg
Strunz: 
1.AD.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Tin white

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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