Name 1
CRISTALES DE CINABRIO
Name 2
CINNABAR CRYSTALS
ID number
001.87.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Reyes Ávila Bercial, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n, 13400-Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.278
Type of Object
Mine
Description
Short description
"Cinnabar is the most abundant mineral in Almadén and its comarca, where the deposits of El Entredicho, Las Cuevas and La Concepción Nueva stand out, in addition to the Almadén mine. Cinnabar can appear in bulk, together with other minerals or, less frequently, forming crystals that stand out for their beauty and morphological perfection.
This showcase exhibits: cinnabar crystals from various mines (Almadén mine, El Entredicho mine, Las Cuevas mine, all of them from the Almadén region; a sample of cinnabar from the Hunan Province in China)"
This showcase exhibits: cinnabar crystals from various mines (Almadén mine, El Entredicho mine, Las Cuevas mine, all of them from the Almadén region; a sample of cinnabar from the Hunan Province in China)"
Measures
"length: 1.00m
width: 0.30m
height: 0.43m"
width: 0.30m
height: 0.43m"
Materials
Rocks
Dating
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Mineral exploration
Present use
Museum
Original location
Storage of test samples (Cerco de Destilación)
Present location
Mercury Museum (Mining Park)
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Alicia Escudero & Águeda Moyano
Date Submitted
26. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never