Cinnabar CINNABARIS
[Source] This product aromatic sulfide mineral cinnabar cinnabar, mainly containing mercury sulfide (HgS)
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After excavation, the pure ones are washed, magnets are used to absorb iron-containing impurities, and then rubble and sand are washed away with water
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[Properties] This product is a granular or massive aggregate, in the form of granules or flakes
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Bright red or dark red, streak red to brown red, shiny
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Weight and texture are fragile, flakes are easily broken, and powders have a shimmering luster
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Slightly odorless (Figure 18-6B, C)
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【Character identification characteristics】
(1) It is in the form of granules or flakes
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(2) Bright red or dark red
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(3) Weight, crispness, and easy to break
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(4) Those in powder form have a shimmering luster
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Figure 18-6 Dragon's Blood, Cinnabar
A.
Dragon's Blood B.
Cinnabar C.
Cinnabar
Pearl MARGARITA
[Source] This product is a pearl formed by stimulation of bivalves such as Pteria martensii (Dunker), Hyriopsis cumingii (Lea) or Cristaria plicata (Leach)
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Automatically take out the object, wash and dry
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[Properties] This product is spherical, oblong, oval or rod-shaped, with a diameter of 1.
5-8mm
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The surface is white, light pink, light yellow-green or light blue, translucent, smooth or slightly bumpy, and has a unique color luster
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The quality is hard, and the broken surface shows stratification (Figure 18-7A～D)
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Smell, taste is weak
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【Character identification characteristics】
(1) It is quasi-spherical, oblong, oval or rod-shaped
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(2) The diameter is 1.
5～8mm
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(3) The surface is white, light pink, light yellow green or light blue, translucent
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(4) It has a unique color luster
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(5) The broken surface shows layer lines
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Figure 18-7 Pearl
A.
Pearl B.
Powder polarization C.
Fragment layer pattern D.
Powder microscopy
