1) Alchemical substance 2) Beautiful stone 3) Bright red 4) Brilliant red 5) Chinese-red 6) Chromatic 7) Common ore of mercury 8) Cut mineral 9) Decorative stone 10) French word used in English 11) Gemstone 12) Gemstone mineral 13) Jewel mineral 14) Jewel 15) Mercury ore 16) Mineral jewel 17) Mineral gemstone
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1) Ore 2) Vermilion 3) Vermillion
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Cinnabar (pronounced ɑr) or cinnabarite t (red mercury(II) sulfide (HgS), native vermilion), is the common ore of mercury. ==Etymology== The name comes from κινναβαρι (kinnabari), a Greek word most likely applied by Theophrastus to several distinct substances. Other sources say the word comes from the Persian شنگرف shangarf (Arabici...
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red crystalline mercuric sulfide pigment; deep red or scarlet colour
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• (n.) The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion. • (n.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
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mercury sulfide (HgS), the chief ore mineral of mercury. It is commonly encountered with pyrite, marcasite, and stibnite in veins near recent ... [5 related articles]
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Cinnabar. Credit: Mineral Information Institute • A heavy, reddish mineral form of mercuric sulfide, HgS, that is the principal ore of mercury. Cinnabar occurs in both crystallized and massive forms, has crystals that are six-sided prisms, and varies from perfectly opaque to almost transp...
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Cin'na·bar noun [ Latin cinnabaris , Greek ...; probably of Oriental origin; confer Persian qinbār , Hind. shangarf .] 1. (Min.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
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Cinnabar (vermilion) is a red crystalline form of mercuric sulphide. It has the formulae HgS and a relative hardness of 3. It often has a bright red colour. The only important source of mercury and it's found in few localities. Occurs as vein fillings near recent volcanic rocks and hot springs. Used in scientific equipment, in drugs, and with tin i...
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Mercury II sulfide
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Mercury(II) sulfide (alpha)
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n] - a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide 2. [n] - large red-and-black European moth
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cinnabar moth noun large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
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Mercuric sulphide mineral, HgS, the only commercially useful ore of mercury. It is deposited in veins and impregnations near recent volcanic rocks and hot springs. The mineral itself is used as a red pigment, commonly known as vermilion. Cinnabar is found in the USA (California), Spain (Almadén), Peru, Italy, and Slovenia
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A vermilion-colored ore mineral of mercury.
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(Mercury Sulfide) Cinnabar is a colorful mineral that adds a unique color to the mineral color palette. Its cinnamon to scarlet red color can be very attractive. Well shaped crystals are uncommon and the twinned crystals are considered classics among collectors. The twinning in cinnabar is distinctive and forms a penetration tw...
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a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury. · red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment. · bright red; vermillion.
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