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New Almaden District, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

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Cinnabar : HgS, Stibnite : Sb2S3

New Almaden District, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

Ruby-red cinnabar crystals frozen in dark, metallic stibnite matrix. Old specimen originally acquired in the 1920s. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970). Overall size of mineral specimen: 6x4x4 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-4 mm.
 © 2003 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 9443    View Count: 384

Cinnabar : HgS

New Almaden District, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

California State Mining and Mineral Museum specimen on display at the 2008 Tucson Show. P. Cristofono photo.
 © 2008 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 152832    View Count: 114

Cinnabar : HgS

New Almaden District, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

0.3 cm field of view. S411-122 #49#
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 149263    View Count: 82

Multiple photos availableCinnabar : HgS, Dolomite : CaMg(CO3)2

New Almaden District, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

8.4 x 6.2 x 4.4 cm. An historic, exceedingly rich and showy specimen of mercury ore from the New Almaden District of California. Two faces of the sculptural, brecciated dolomite matrix are richly covered with lustrous, blood-red cinnabar microcrystals. The third side is totally covered with brick-red cinnabar, in microcrystals or in massive form. ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 224789    View Count: 41
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