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Cinnabar on Dolomite from Tongren, Guizhou, China

 
Cinnabar on Dolomite from Tongren, Guizhou, China

Cinnabar on Dolomite from Tongren, Guizhou, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 65412
Mineral:Cinnabar on Dolomite
Locality:Tongren, Guizhou, China
Description:Lustrous translucent dark-red 4 mm cinnabar crystal on translucent pale-yellow rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 5 mm mixed covering one face of gray matrix. The cinnabar crystal is tapered prismatic form with parallel crystallization patterns on faces. Ex. D. Miller collection #M023
Overall Size:6.5x3.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:4-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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