1. color: the real cinnabar has bright color and stronger luster, while the fake cinnabar with impurities has dark red surface, uneven color distribution and impurities.

2. Quality: The real cinnabar has a bright color and a certain weight, while the fake cinnabar made of plastic sprayed with red paint has a slightly lighter feel.

3. Whether it is translucent: The real vermilion particles are relatively large and translucent, which will have a specular reflection effect; The fake cinnabar particles are very large and opaque, and look like inferior plastic.

In a word, there are obvious differences in quality and use between cinnabar in pharmacies and cinnabar in jewelry stores. Cinnabar in pharmacies is mainly medicinal materials, focusing on efficacy, while cinnabar in jewelry stores is sold as jewelry, focusing on decoration.