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Cinnabar (ex Arnaud Collection)
- Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
- Small Cabinet, 7.6 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm
- Start Time: 01/03/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/10/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A handful of super-lustrous, fine red, gemmy crystals of Cinnabar with a very attractive habit, nicely sitting on Dolomite on matrix. The largest crystal measures 1.3 cm. 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! From the collection of John Arnaud.