CINNABAR


Meaning of CINNABAR in English

n.

Mercury sulfide (HgS), the chief ore mineral of mercury .

It is commonly encountered with pyrite , marcasite , and stibnite in veins near recent volcanic rocks and in hot-springs deposits. It has been used as a bright orange-red pigment in stage makeup (now known to be toxic), painting, and Chinese lacquerwork.

Cinnabar from Red Devil Mine, north of Homer, Alaska

By courtesy of the MacFall Collection; photograph, Mary A. Root

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