AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Nevada > Cinnabar (penetration twin) on Quartz-rich matrix |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 51399 |
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 rear cinnabar face is a cleaved surface. |
Overall Size: | 26x18x12 mm |
Crystals: | 5-14 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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