General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Hg+3(CO3)(OH)·2(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 714.82 gm)
Mercury 84.19 % Hg
Hydrogen 0.71 % H
Carbon 1.68 % C
Oxygen 13.43 % O
Empirical Formula:
Hg3(CO3)(OH)·2(H2O)
Environment:
On altered serpentinite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA
Locality:
A small prospect pit near the long abandoned Clear Creek mercury mines, New Idria district, San Benito County, California, USA.
Name Origin:
For Dr. Peter Bayliss, Prof. emeritus of Mineralogy, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
black or dark red brown.
Density:
7.14
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,
Hardness:
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Luster:
Sub Metallic
Streak:
dark brownish black
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