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Metacinnabar With Cinnabar

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Metacinnabar With Cinnabar

Former collection Christian Mavris
Rare Mineral

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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 × 10.3 × 5.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Weight: 
337.00gr
Description

Remarkably sizeable, matrix specimen of volcanic rock hosting a couple of dozens of metacinnabar crystals protruding from etched calcite. The specie appears as crude, jet black cuboctahedrons with strong metallic lustre, sometimes rounded and with some vivid to dark red tips (cinnabar). A couple of cinnabar crystals are also present. 

Very large for this classic locality, it comes with an excellent color contrast and coverage.  

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

Cinnabar

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

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