Cinnabar

Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
Start Time: 12/08/2016 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/15/2016 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A few lustrous, very well-formed, fine red color, gemmy crystals of Cinnabar nicely sitting on pearly Dolomite on matrix. The largest Cinnabar crystal measures 5 mm. A pretty little 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!

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