Cinnabar Tumbled Stones

You will receive ONE tumbled cinnabar, intuitively chosen. These cinnabar tumbled stones are sourced from Peru. They vary in size, anywhere from 5/8inch-1.25inch. Each stone will vary in size due to their unique nature -- no two stones are the same! Quarter included in photo for size reference.  control   ·   guidance   ·   determination ABOUT: Cinnabar (also known as Cinnabarite) is the bright scarlet or brick-red form of mercury sulfide and is the most common source ore for refining elemental mercury. Cinnabar is also the source for the scarlet pigment vermillion. Cinnabar usually occurs as a vein-filling mineral associated with recent volcanic activity and alkaline hot springs. The precautions of handling Cinnabar come from the toxicity of the mercury component. Cinnabar exhibits birefringence and has the second highest refractive index of any mineral, being 3.08. Cinnabar is the most common source of mercury in nature, and by crushing cinnabar and roasting it in a rotary furnace,