31852: Cinnabar, Dolomite, and Calcite -
$16 Tongren Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China Small cabinet - 8.7 x 5.3 x 5.0 cm 158 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order Several deep red cinnabar crystals,
curiously rounded, set among white, sugary dolomite and
minor colorless calcite. The rounding of the cinnabar
crystals suggests the specimen may have been subjected to
an acid wash, but the significantly more acid-sensitive
carbonates present do not show any evidence of this. Two
of the smaller cinnabar crystals toward the edge of the
display face are incomplete, but otherwise the specimen is
in fine and very displayable condition.
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