Cinnabar is an ore/mineral of:

Q. Cinnabar is an ore/mineral of:
Answer: Mercury
Notes: Cinnabar refers to the common bright scarlet to brick-red form of mercury sulfide (HgS), the most common source ore for refining elemental mercury. It is the historic source for the brilliant red or scarlet pigment termed vermilion and associated red mercury pigments.

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