General Information:
Chemical Formula:Hg+Hg++ClO
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 452.63 gm)Mercury 88.63 %
HgChlorine 7.83 %
ClOxygen 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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