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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 51395
Mineral:Cinnabar (penetration twin)
Locality:Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs District, 24 km east of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada
Description:Large lustrous translucent blood-red cinnabar crystals with minor brown matrix. The cinnabar crystals are elongated rhombohedral form with smooth faces and are interpenetrant-twinned (two crystals with common C-axes, rotated 180° from each other). Restored where cracked
Overall Size:18x15x11 mm
Crystals:15 mm
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