Mineral: | Cinnabar | Chemical Formula: | HgS | Size: | 46,8 x 33,0 x 22,2 crystal: 10,6 x 12,3 mm | Weight: | | Transparence: | partly transparent in transmitted light | Quantity: | | Origin: | Chatian Mine (Tsa Tien Mine), Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | Here you get a ruby red cinnabar crystal in a dolomite matrix. The crystal is a penetration twin after 0001 with a beautiful luster sharp edges and crystal striation. There are just some minor crystalline fracture faces along one edge apart from that fully intact crystal.

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