Mercury

Overview

Hg
Fluorescence: none	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	13.6 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Mercury - Liquid  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	white, gray, silver
Streak	none

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	trigonal - hexagonal scalenohedral
Cleavage	none
Tenacity	none
Fracture	none
Luster	metallic

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 01.01.07.01

Class: 01

Group: 01.01

Subgroup: 01.01.07 - mercury

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
01.01.07.01	mercury	Hg

Nickel-Strunz Number : 01.AD.05

Group : 01

Subgroup : AD

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
01.AD.05	mercury	Hg

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