About Metacinnabar
A cubic polymorph of mercury sulfide, typically black or greyish-black. It's associated with transformation and grounding, but with a more subdued energy than red Cinnabar. (Mercury content, handle with extreme care).
Primary Hues
Greyish-Black, Black, often with a submetallic luster
Geological & Scientific Details
Metacinnabar is classified as a sulfide mineral mineral which typically crystallizes in the cubic system. Its chemical formula is HgS. Common crystal habits include massive, rarely as tetrahedral crystals, as incrustations.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Sulfide mineral
- Chemical Formula: HgS
- IMA Symbol: Mcin[1]
- Crystal System: Cubic
- Predominant Geological Color: Grayish black
- Crystal Habit: Massive, rarely as tetrahedral crystals, as incrustations
- Twinning: Common as lamellae on {111}
- Cleavage: None
- Luster: Metallic
- Streak: Black
- Diaphaneity: Opaque