| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Cinnabar |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 23892 |
| Mineral: | Cinnabar |
| Locality: | Tongren, Guizhou, China |
| Description: | Many crystals of blood-red cinnabar on quartz-coated matrix with minor white calcite. All crystals show interpenetrant twinning. Bottom is sawn flat to remove excess matrix without risking damage to the fragile cinnabar crystals. Minor damage. |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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