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

DESCRIPTION:	No. 51415
Mineral:	Cinnabar (penetration twin) on Quartz-rich matrix
Locality:	Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs District, 24 km east of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada
Description:	Elongated rhombohedral translucent red cinnabar crystals with smooth faces that are interpenetrant-twinned (two crystals with common C-axes, rotated 180° from each other) on brown matrix. The outer cinnabar face is a cleaved surface.
Overall Size:	4x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:	11 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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