Cinnabar

Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
Miniature, 5.1 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 10/01/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/08/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A 1.3 cm sharp, lustrous, fine red, gemmy crystal of Cinnabar with a very attractive habit, nicely sitting on Dolomite on matrix. Very pretty piece with good color, and they aren't as common as they once were. A classic specimen of this well-known material. This deposit accounts for 50% of all the mercury deposits in China! Priced originally at $500 by the previous dealer.

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