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Cinnabar on Dolomite with Barite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

 
Cinnabar on Dolomite with Barite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Cinnabar on Dolomite with Barite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Cinnabar on Dolomite with Barite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Cinnabar on Dolomite with Barite from Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 63278
Mineral:Cinnabar on Dolomite with Barite
Locality:Fenghuang, Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Description:Lustrous translucent dark-red cinnabar crystals to 11 mm on translucent pale-yellow rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 6 mm and a single bladed white 9 mm barite crystal. The cinnabar crystals have serrated edges possibly caused by twinning.
Overall Size:9x6x2.5 cm
Crystals:3-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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