Cinnabar matte, New Idria Mine, California, United States (USA).

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This is a specimen of cinnabar, a mercury sulfide, red and crystallized and extremely heavy for its size. The mercury concentration must be very high.

Matte: a mixture of iron and copper sulfides (in this case, mercury sulfide) from the first smelting of a sulfide ore.

A mineral from the large New Idria mercury mine in California, USA.

  • Description

    Description

    This is a specimen of cinnabar, a mercury sulfide, red and crystallized and extremely heavy for its size. The mercury concentration must be very high.

    Matte: a mixture of iron and copper sulfides (in this case, mercury sulfide) from the first smelting of a sulfide ore.

    A mineral from the large New Idria mercury mine in California, USA.

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  • Additional information

    Additional information

    Weight 0,2 kg
    Dimensions 6,5 × 4,5 × 3 cm

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