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Cinnabar from Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs District, 24 km east of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada

 
Cinnabar from Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs District, 24 km east of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada

Cinnabar from Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs District, 24 km east of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 51375
Mineral:Cinnabar
Locality:Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs District, 24 km east of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada
Description:Large compound crystals of translucent blood-red cinnabar with no matrix attached. The cinnabar crystals are clean and lustrous, with smooth crystal faces. The bottom has a cleaved surface where the specimen was attached to matrix.
Overall Size:10x9x6 mm
Crystals:2-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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