Detailed information
Species
Cinnabar, Siderite
Dimensions
62 x 73 x 42
mm
Weight
230 g
Locality
Landsberg (Moschellandsberg) Alsenz-Obermoschel, Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Condition
No recorded repairs
A nice, very presentable, old-time crystallized Cinnabar specimen from the famous mercury-mining region at Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. This small cabinet sized specimen has one surface containing a 5 x 2.5 cm shallow cavity lined with mm sized Siderite and Cinnabar crystals. The Cinnabar crystals are quite deep purple-red in colour, but still quite lustrous.