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Drillbit-twinned Cinnabar xls on Dolomite
- Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi Prefect., Hunan Prov., China
- Miniature, 4.5 x 2.9 x 1.5 cm
- Start Time: 08/25/2013 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/05/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A stunning pair of metallic cinnabar crystals is elegantly perched on a matrix wedge covered with blocky, cream-colored dolomite crystals. The classically formed, drillbit-twinned, lustrous, deep wine-red cinnabars GLOW with gorgeous, deep cherry-red color under bright light. The front and edge views are pristine. The crystals are lightly bruised at their bases on the out-of-sight back. An adorable miniature. Cinnabars from Hunan Province are much less common than those from Tongren in Guizhou Province.