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Cinnabar
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Physical Properties of Cinnabar

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Slightly sectile

Solubility

1.04 x 10−25 g per 100 ml water (Ksp at 25°C = 2 x 10−32)

Durability

-

Specific Gravity

2
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven

Cleavage

Prismatic {10 1 0}, perfect

Mohs Hardness

2-2.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

HgSMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Cinnabar Cleavage

When it comes to choosing the best pick among Red Gemstones gemstones, Cinnabar is known to be a popular choice!Physical properties of Cinnabar include its hardness, gravity, fracture, cleavage, etc. For any gemstone crystal, Cinnabar Optical Properties are responsible for imparting various physical properties to its structure. Knowledge of these properties is equally important to gem-cutters as well as to consumers. Cinnabar cleavage is nothing but the plane across which the crystal splits during cutting. .

The physical properties of Cinnabar, in fact, are imparted by the chemical composition of its individual molecule. The reactivity or inertness of the crystal is solely governed by its chemical structure.