General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Hg+Hg++ClO
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 452.63 gm)
Mercury 88.63 % Hg
Chlorine 7.83 % Cl
Oxygen 3.53 % O
Empirical Formula:
HgHgClO
Environment:
Oxidized portions of mercury deposits.
Locality:
Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA.
Name Origin:
Named after its locality.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[101] Perfect
Color:
yellow, greenish yellow, brown, or olive green.
Density:
8.7
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to translucent
Habits:
Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).,
Hardness:
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Adamantine
Streak:
light yellow
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