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Corderoite & Cinnabar

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Corderoite & Cinnabar

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Description
Locality: 
San Francisco Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Dodecahedral to octahedral crystals of corderoite associated with red cinnabar and some kenshuite. Very rich specimen with isolated crystals of this rare species. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Corderoite

Formula: 
Hg2+3S2Cl2
Strunz: 
2.FC.15a
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine; Old Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Cinnabar

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