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Cinnabar With Calcite

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Cinnabar With Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Abbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5 × 4 cm
Weight: 
443.00gr
Description

Microcrystalline mass of Cinnabar on which small calcite crystals have grown typical for this mine

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White