Is the cinnabar in Zhangjiajie worth buying?

The cinnabar in Zhangjiajie is worth buying.

Zhangjiajie produces cinnabar. The cinnabar in this place is strictly inspected by the quality inspection department. For the sake of Zhangjiajie's tourism brand image, the quality is generally trustworthy. Therefore, the local cinnabar is loved by many tourists, and the quality of cinnabar in Zhangjiajie has also been recognized to some extent.

Cinnabar, also known as Cinnabar, red lead and mercury sand, is the most important mineral raw material for mercury smelting, and its crystal can be used as an important material for laser technology. The crystal belongs to the tripartite system and is homogeneous with the black Cinnabar of the equiaxed system. Often in the shape of a diamond or a short column, often running through the twin crystals. Aggregates are granular, massive or membranous. Mohs hardness is 2.5 and specific gravity is 8. 10. The color is often red, and the crystal surface has red stripes and is translucent.

Identification of cinnabar

1, color recognition

The real cinnabar is mostly bright red or bright red, and the stripes are bright red. Fake cinnabar is mostly made by dyeing. The color gives people the feeling that it floats on the surface, mainly maroon, and there is no sense of movement.

2. Density identification

Cinnabar is naturally formed, with hard and dense internal structure and high specific gravity and density. If you weigh two cinnabars of the same size in your hand, the obvious pressure must be real cinnabar, and the proportion of fake cinnabar will be much smaller.

3, gloss identification

After constant elutriation, real cinnabar will be translucent, with good surface gloss, mainly diamond luster, while fake cinnabar has rough texture, many internal impurities, impermeability and dull surface.

4, feel identification

The real cinnabar is moist and delicate, giving people the feeling of jade, and at the same time, the surface will have a certain degree of moisture, while the fake cinnabar is rough and dry, and it feels bad.