| Name: | Metacinnabar Mcin |
| IMA Chemistry: | HgS |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Metacinnabar contains elements: Mercury (Hg) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1870 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Originally named metazinnober: Moore G E (1870) Ueber das Vorkommen des amorphen Quecksilbersulfids in der Natur, Journal für Praktische Chemie 110, 319-329 |
| Structural Group Name: | Sphalerite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | sphalerite |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2900 Million Years Ago |
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