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Cinnabar

Tyria jacobaeae

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae

Cinnabar (; from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari)), also called cinnabarite () or mercurblende, is the bright scarlet to brick-red form of mercury(II) sulfide (HgS). It is the most common source ore for refining elemental mercury and is the historic source for the brilliant red or scarlet pigment termed vermilion and associated red mercury pigments. Cinnabar generally occurs as a vein-filling mineral associated with volcanic activity and alkaline hot springs.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 53,371United Kingdom · 14,820Germany · 11,827France · 1,668Belgium · 538Spain · 321Luxembourg · 255Italy · 55Switzerland · 29