[Jewelry making - Article 01425] - Re: [Orchid] Working with cinnabar

[Richard Davies]

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Mary Elizabeth-

    Cinnabar is a mineral, but that is probably not what you have, Some
    oriental artwork uses the term "cinnabar" for a red lacquer used in
    frames, boxes, etc. From your experience, it sounds like the
    lacquer. The term "Chinese red" also refers to this red color. 

    The mineral cinnabar is very soft, brittle, rather uncommon, and not
    useful in jewelry. I do have some quartz I collected near a mercury
    mining area in California in which numerous small red specks are
    scattered on a blue-gray background, but that is very different from
    the pieces you are dealing with. 

    Your experience sounds like some unfortunate miscommunication. I
    wish I could help more. 

-Dick Davies
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