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Cinnabar is a form of mercury sulfide and has the chemical formula HgS. It commonly occurs as a vein-filling mineral and can be found with pyrite, marcasite, and stibnite. Cinnabar comes in a range of red shades, from bright scarlet to a brick red. Historically, it is used to create the pigment vermillion.

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Science History Institute. Cinnabar. Photograph, 2025. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/q0ciipo.

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