Cinnabar in Calcite from Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA

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C284 - Cinnabar in Calcite $ 600 (=~ £ 480) DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 300 (=~ £ 240)
Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
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Single yellow scalenohedral Calcite crystal with a sharp phantom of Cinnabar. This is a rare specimen from the old mercury mining district of Terlingua, located near the Mexican border. Cinnabar was discovered here in the 1880s, creating a temporary mining town, now nothing remains but a ghost town.

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