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cinnabar
cinnabar The commonest mercury mineral, HgS; sp. gr. 8.0–8.2; hardness 2.0–2.5; trigonal; scarlet-red to brownish-red; vermilion streak; adamantine lustre; crystals rhombohedral or thick, tabular plates, but can occur massive or granular; cleavage perfect prismatic {101̄} sedimentary rocks, in fractures in areas of volcanic activity, and around hot springs, associated with pyrite, stibnite, and realgar. It is the only major ore of mercury.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cinnabar." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cinnabar." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-cinnabar.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cinnabar." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-cinnabar.html |
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cinnabar
cinnabar , mineral, the sulfide of mercury, HgS. Deep red in color, it is used as a pigment (see vermilion ), but principally it is a source of the metal mercury. It is mined in Spain, Italy, and in the United States in California. The mercury is obtained from it by roasting, the sulfur combining with oxygen and passing off as sulfur dioxide. |
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"cinnabar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cinnabar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cinnabar.html "cinnabar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cinnabar.html |
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cinnabar
cin·na·bar / ˈsinəˌbär/ • n. a bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide. It is the only important ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment. ∎ the bright red color of this; vermilion: [as adj.] the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads. |
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"cinnabar." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cinnabar." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cinnabar.html "cinnabar." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cinnabar.html |
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cinnabar
cinnabar vermilion XV; red sulphide of mercury XVI. — L. cinnabaris — Gr. kinnábari.
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T. F. HOAD. "cinnabar." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cinnabar." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cinnabar.html T. F. HOAD. "cinnabar." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cinnabar.html |
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