Cinnabar is an ore of which one of the following ?

Cinnabar is an ore of which one of the following ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Copper” option2=”Zinc” option3=”Mercury” option4=”Manganese” correct=”option3″]

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Cinnabar is a mineral that is the chief ore of mercury. Its chemical composition is mercury(II) sulfide (HgS). It is known for its distinctive bright red color and is historically important as a source of mercury metal.
Cinnabar is the main ore from which mercury (Hg) is extracted. It is chemically represented as HgS.
Copper ores include chalcopyrite ($\text{CuFeS}_2$) and malachite ($\text{Cu}_2\text{CO}_3(\text{OH})_2$). Zinc ores include sphalerite (ZnS) and calamine (a historical term for zinc ores, including smithsonite ($\text{ZnCO}_3$) and hemimorphite ($\text{Zn}_4\text{Si}_2\text{O}_7(\text{OH})_2 \cdot \text{H}_2\text{O}$)). Manganese ores include pyrolusite ($\text{MnO}_2$).
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