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overviewcatalogueAM-2023-10001-A

AM-2023-10001-A · Cinnabararchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationCinnabar
chemical formulaHgS
classificationSulfide
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness2 – 2.5
density (g/cm³)8.11
colourPale cochineal red, adamantine
type localityDzhezkazgan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)252282343
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2023-10001-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 252, 282, 343

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Macroscopic appearance consistent with cinnabar; no surface alteration observed at the time of intake.