General Information:
Chemical Formula:
HgTe
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 328.19 gm)
Mercury 61.12 % Hg
Tellurium 38.88 % Te
Empirical Formula:
HgTe
Name Origin:
Named after its occurrence in Boulder, Colorado.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
grayish black or black.
Coloradoite:
Coloradoite - Hgte:
Coloradoite - HgTe
Density:
8.07
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.,
Hardness:
2.5 - Finger Nail
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
black
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