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Cinnabar on Dolomite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

 
Cinnabar on Dolomite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Cinnabar on Dolomite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Cinnabar on Dolomite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Cinnabar on Dolomite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 57887
Mineral:Cinnabar on Dolomite
Locality:Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Description:Lustrous translucent red cinnabar crystals nicely exposed on contrasting white dolomite. The dolomite crystals are pseudohexagonal form in parallel orientation, possibly due to lamellar twinning.
Overall Size:29x20x15 mm
Crystals:2-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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