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Download Solution PDFCinnabar is the ore of
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Ore is natural rock or sediment containing one or more valuable minerals, typically metals, that can be mined, treated, and sold at a profit.
Cinnabar is the bright scarlet to a brick-red form of Mercury(II) sulfide (HgS).
- It is the most common source of ore for refining elemental mercury (Hg)
- It is the historical source for the brilliant red or scarlet pigment termed vermilion and associated red mercury pigments.
Hence we can conclude that Cinnabar is an ore of Hg.
Additional Information
|
Metals |
Ores |
|
Mercury (Hg) |
Cinnabar |
|
Lead (Pb) |
Galena |
|
Tin (Sn) |
Cassiterite |
|
Antimony (Sb) |
Stibnite |
| Zinc (Zn) | Calamine |
| Arsenic (As) | Arsenopyrite |
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