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Mercury sulfide mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

HgS

Group

Sulfides

Crystal system

Trigonal

Hardness (Mohs)

2,3

Color

Red

Luster

—

Streak

—

Density

8,1 g/cm³

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

—

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

2.CD.15a

Dana classification

2.8.14.1

IMA status

Grandfathered mineral (G)

IMA symbol

Cin

Locality

—

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata