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Native Mercury & Cinnabar

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Native Mercury & Cinnabar

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Las Cuevas Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.3 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
119.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of the rare native mercury with cinnabar on matrix of schist, specimen found by me more than 20 years ago, today the mine is closed and restored and it is not possible to find other specimenes there.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mercury

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

Cinnabar

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

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