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Cinnabar

#64581

Cinnabar

#64581
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
HgS (RRUFF)
Locality
Slate Creek, Mazatzal Mnts., Gila County, Arizona, United States
Tagged
sulfide

Cherry red crystalline Cinnabar from a mercury district northeast of Phoenix and directly south of Payson. The ore occurs in slates and schist.

Antique Specimen

Cinnabar

Formula
HgS 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Druse, Disseminated, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
lead gray, brown, brown pink, vermilion, gray 
Streak
bright red 
Class
Trigonal - Trapezohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Sectile 
Hardness
2-2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Ex. A.E. Seaman Museum
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