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Cinnabar & Galena

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Cinnabar & Galena

Rare Mineral

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Locality: 
Nikitovka, Gorlovka, Donetsk Oblast', Ukraine
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

The speheres of purple-red cinnaber show incredible high lustre, I had to photograph them nearly in darkness to catch them not overlighted. Very aesthetic assemble, no damages, rare locality. Minor galena between and underneath the cinnaber.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cinnabar

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey