Globular Red Cinnabar
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
A very aptly named and showy specimen of Cinnabar from the famous and rich New Idria Mine of California. The brick-red, strawberry-colored, moderate luster botryoid looks just like a strawberry. It is nearly 100 percent Cinnabar and is hefty for its size at 97 grams or 3.4 ounces. Cinnabar has a higher density than Galena. This is old material. Specimens of this richness and quality are probably 50 years old or older. Ex. Charles Hansen Collection, a well-known California collector.
Locality
New Idria Mine, Idria, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California
Dimensions
4.0 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm.
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