AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Nevada > Cinnabar (penetration twin) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 51390 |
Mineral: | Cinnabar (penetration twin) |
Locality: | Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs District, 24 km east of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada |
Description: | Lustrous translucent blood-red cinnabar crystals with no matrix attached. The cinnabar crystals are elongated rhombohedral form with slightly striated faces and are interpenetrant-twinned (two crystals with common C-axes, rotated 180° from each other). |
Overall Size: | 13x10x8 mm |
Crystals: | 5-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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