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