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Cinnabar from
Tongren Mine, Wanshan District, Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China


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Tongren Mine, Wanshan District, Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
© 2001 John H. Betts
Description
Comments:This region has produced the world's finest cinnabars
Habit:Modified rhombs and penetration twins to several cm
Colour:Blood red on dolomite, dark red on quartz
UV Fluorescence:none
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongren Mine, Wanshan District, Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
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