Cinnabar on Quartz - image 1
Photo by Anton Watzl, Sr.

Cinnabar on Quartz

Cinnabar on quartz, 3.4 cm, from the Tongren mine, Bijiang District, Guizhou, China. Rob Lavinsky collection (this specimen was the start of his Chinese thumbnail collection in 2016); Anton Watzl, Sr. photo.

Product details

SpeciesCinnabar, Quartz
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.4 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityChina, Guizhou, Tongren Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Refined Elegance page 56
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Cinnabar
Mineral guide
Learn about Cinnabar
vivid scarlet crystals with adamantine luster; brittle yet prized, often on white carbonate, from historic mines and modern Chinese localities.
Cinnabar
Regional guide
Cinnabar from Tongren Mine, Guizhou, China
from Tongren Mine, Guizhou — sharp, lustrous HgS crystals in cherry-red to blood-red tones; backlit interiors glow; contrast on dolomite or quartz.
Locality guide
Tongren Mine
Tongren Mine, China — renowned cinnabar locality famed for cherry-red to blood-red crystals, drill-bit twins on dolomite and quartz, prized by collectors.