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C284 - Cinnabar in Calcite Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm 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. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |