Tongren Mine, Tongren Co., Tongren, Guizhou, China

HgS

Crystal System: trigonal
Colour: tint or shade of red, cochineal red or brownish red
Lustre: metallic
Habitus: rhombohedral or tabular
Fracture: irregular/uneven, sub-conchoidal
Cleavage: perfect {10-10}
Hardness: 2 - 2½
Density: 8.20 g/cm³ 
Origin and geological occurrence: in hydrothermal veins

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Samples:

	2.6 Cinnabar microcrystalline aggregate. Monte Amiata, Tuscany, Italy. #sulfides
	2.20 Cinnabar microcrystalline aggregate. Monte Amiata, Tuscany, Italy. #economic minerals