| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Nevada > Cinnabar on Dolomite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 82019 |
| Mineral: | Cinnabar on Dolomite |
| Locality: | near Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada |
| Description: | Lustrous twinned transparent red cinnabar crystals on tan-colored dolomite. Before the cinnabar was reported from China, the cinnabar crystals from the Lovelock area were among the largest and best crystals known. Ex. Miller collection T2702; ex. Betts #64677; ex. Mort Metersky collection |
| Overall Size: | 19x9x4 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-3 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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