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)
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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.

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