metacinnabar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of metacinnabar
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Minor sources include the black or gray sulphide, metacinnabar, the native metal, and the white mercurous chloride, calomel.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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