Cinnabar
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Cinnabar

Russia, Donetsk People's Republic, Nikitovskoye deposit

Chemical formulaHgS

Mohs hardness
2–2,5
Dimensions
35×27 mm

Properties

Specimen properties and description

Colour
Red and dark red
Density
8,18 g/cm³
Lustre
Adamantine
Transparency
Opaque
Cleavage
Perfect on {1010}
Crystal system
Trigonal

Crystal structure

Trigonal crystal system

Crystal symmetry diagram.

Trigonal crystal system
Cinnabar