AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Cinnabar |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 33651 |
Mineral: | Cinnabar |
Locality: | Tsa Tien Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China |
Description: | Blood-red cinnabar crystals up to 5 mm on white dolomite crystals up to 6 mm lining a cavity in gray matrix. Many cinnabar crystals are incomplete, but a few are clean, lustrous and undamaged. Ex. John A. Rorer, Jr. collection #052 |
Overall Size: | 9.5x7x5.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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