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Cinnabar from Tongren Mine, Guizhou, China

$350.00

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A single crystal of translucent cinnabar that backlights well, set in a bed of white crystalline dolomite on matrix. Lustrous and well terminated, I note only a small impression on the one face. Ex. Mel Bersch, Doug Parson 1985

Product details

SpeciesCinnabarQuartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Listed on06/24/2026
LocalityChina, Guizhou, Tongren Mine
SKUMRB434
Current owner
DanZ Rockshop
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Arvada, Colorado, USA
2,121 for sale·9 sold

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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.