Cinnabar
This stone has been found in a number of locations, including Mexico, Spain, Serbia, China and the USA. The meaning of the name Cinnabar comes from the Persian word meaning 'Dragons Blood', and are also called Cinnabarite.
Cinnabar stimulates dignity, vitality and power. It can be very beneficial in the world of business and finance. Cinnabar helps to attract abundance. Placing Cinnabar in one's cash box has produced an increase in income to the holder and can also help maintain the acquisition of wealth.
Cinnabar aids in community work, helping to remember that "to give is Divine". Cinnabar connects one with the source of all being.
Physically, Cinnabar can assist in treating sexual dysfunction and infertility, used to support treatment of blood disorders and in the treating of fungal and viral infections. It is also an excellent stone for extracting energy blockages.
Caution: Contains Mercury which can be poisonous/toxic! Wash hands after holding. Do not touch hands to eyes or mouth while holding. Do not use in elixirs.
Physical and Metaphysical Properties for
PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Cinnabar
PRIMARY CHAKRA: Root-Chakra
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal-Crystal-System
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: HgS - Mercury Sulfide
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Leo-(July-23-to-August-22)
NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-8
HARDNESS: 2-to-2.5-hardness
COLOR: Red
LOCATION: China, Spain
RARITY: Uncommon
PRONUNCIATION: Sin-ah-bahr
MINERAL CLASS: Sulfides
ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): AIDS/HIV, Bacterial-and-Viral-Infections, Blood-Disorders, Fungal-Infections, parkinson's-disease, Sexual-Disfunction, Sleep-Apnea, Torette's-Syndrome, Warts
ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Abundance-and-Prosperity, Emotional-Blockages
ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Connecting-with-Higher-Source, Kundalini-Energy
EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful scarlet red color, transluscent, <10% matrix
A GRADE: Nice brick red color, partially transluscent, 10% - 25% matrix
B GRADE: Poor red color, partially transluscent to opaque, >25% matrix
AFFIRMATION: I am powerful.
QUESTION: Are you find power intriguing or are you threatened by it?
REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/What_Crystals_Do_You_Recommend_for_Abundance_of_Wealth__Articles_4838.html
REFERENCE 2: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Thoughts_on_Crystal_Storage_Articles_1127.html
REFERENCE 3: http://www.healingcrystals.com/January_2010_Newsletter_-_Mineral_Classes_Defined_Articles_1597.html